Originally Posted by
ancientaviator62
Hmn,
I must find out what 13000 hours on the C130K 'down the back' with those same useless Airlite headsets has done to my hearing !
The path for ex-C130K dudes is an easy one. There was an infamous MoD document carefully produced detailing the impact to C130K aircrew hearing, the cost of a fix (ANR) and a final decision that is was 'cheaper to pay compensation' to the crews than provide additional hearing protection. Of course, the courts don't take kindly to that sort of decision making and the MoD has been hung by its own careful test and evaluation.