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11-12-2015, 11:43 AM
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New wireless pilot headset from Lightspeed
New technology people will probably find interesting, a new wireless headset called "Tango" from Lightspeed that cuts the wires flopping/catching around confined cabin space. And some YouTube video footage that includes George Ford flying his -8 (upside down, of course) sans headset wires, too.
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11-12-2015, 01:25 PM
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That is cool. If they could make it smaller, even better.
BTW, Cypher has an RV-8 not 8A.
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11-12-2015, 01:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AX-O
BTW, Cypher has an RV-8 not 8A.
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Oops, Freudian slip of sorts. 
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Opinions, information and comments are my own unless stated otherwise. They do not necessarily represent the direction/opinions of my employer.
Building RV-8A since Sept 2014 (N88VX reserved)
Dual AFS 5600, Avidyne IFD 440, Whirlwind 74RV, Superior XP IO-360
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11-12-2015, 10:12 PM
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I've suspected this was coming for a long time... But I still don't see the benefit. Routing headset cables in a cockpit really isn't an issue after you've figured out where they go the first time. This just gives you a headset you have to remember to charge (which you'll forget) and then you'll either need to fly with a cable while they charge while you fly, or you can't fly.
Just seems to "solve" a problem that doesn't exist, unless i'm missing something.
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11-12-2015, 10:13 PM
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Very clever idea and I hope they continue to develop it but the Li-ion batteries knock it out of contention for me.
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11-12-2015, 10:28 PM
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I am about to buy a headset but weight is such a factor and yes I also don't want to ad one more thing to my list like charging a headset though I figured they would price it higher so maybe they'll get more market penetration than I thought. I was thinking maybe if they integrate directly into an audio panel in the future that could be pretty cool. Maybe they'll get smaller too.
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11-13-2015, 09:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xblueh2o
Very clever idea and I hope they continue to develop it but the Li-ion batteries knock it out of contention for me.
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Why's that?
If it's what I think it is, do you leave your cellphone/tablet on the ground when you fly?
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