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Old 03-24-2014, 05:52 PM
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To The Colonials.

There is absolutely no way you will understand this - not a chance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfWr9JNUWfg

Just allow us Limies to banter a while.

Steve - I heard that...... Pardon
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Old 03-24-2014, 06:35 PM
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See this thread for my measurements:
http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...=108486&page=2
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Old 03-25-2014, 11:25 AM
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I wear foam ear plugs under my david clarks. I find it reduces the noise level very well, and the radio can still cut through and be heard.
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Old 03-25-2014, 12:22 PM
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Default Hearing loss; take care of your pet

One of the moderators in these forums indicated his family dog lost its hearing from one trip in his RV.

I have a set of Mutt Muffs, but quite frankly they have to fit a dog's head just right to be effective. Others have reported stuffing foam or cotton into the dog's ears. I would have to practice that before my dog would like it.

My dog has flown in my Cessna with Mutt Muffs, but my RV isn't flying yet. I hope I finish my RV before he gets too old to fly in it!
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Old 03-25-2014, 11:01 PM
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Default Cell phones

The reason cell phone apps are worthless in these noise ranges is that the sensitivity of the mic on phones are limited. They aren't designed to operate in this kind of environment.
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Old 03-26-2014, 04:30 AM
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I wear foam ear plugs under my david clarks. I find it reduces the noise level very well, and the radio can still cut through and be heard.
I did this for years - pretty much from my PPL training forward. Now, I fly with one of the popular in-ear headsets with the same end results.
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Old 03-26-2014, 07:46 AM
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Steve,
Excellent response. Thank you for pointing out what happens when we do not protect our hearing...over the long haul.
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Old 03-27-2014, 05:37 AM
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Default ear plugs for david clark

I've been flying with these for couple months. I like them. Low cost and you can hear your heart beat with them on. They are quiet and no ANR humm. Requires a simple mod and wiring in the headset.

FWIW

http://anr-headsets.com/Html_folder/CEP.html
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Old 03-27-2014, 09:40 AM
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To The Colonials.

There is absolutely no way you will understand this - not a chance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfWr9JNUWfg

Just allow us Limies to banter a while.

Steve - I heard that...... Pardon
Being a colonial I did actually understand a lot of it.

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Old 03-30-2014, 04:19 PM
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As an instructor I had an ENT as a student and we had a discussion about ANR. At the time, my lightspeeds were back at the manufacturer for a warranty issue and I was flying with my old DC's which are not ANR.

Long story short, he did not believe that ANR provided any actual protection from noise. Why? Most of the noise that's damaging your ears comes through your skull. Also, ANR doesn't provide any additional protection because it's adding more noise to cancel out the other stuff. He actually sold his Bose X and went to a DC ANR after his battery died one day.

His take: While it does help with fatigue, it may not help with noise protection. The best thing you can do is be vigilant, and make sure you have a headset with a good passive reduction level above all else. I don't know if there's any truth to it, but he's much more an expert on the topic than I and the result is I've done my best through years on the ramp, and flying, to make sure I have ear protection at all times when it gets noisy.
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