CC,
Not S scared, more like curious: as in, why am I up here instead of in the bar
Going OT with differing audio sounds, the type of mic & headset is quite noticable in GA, ranging from clear as a bell, to bl**dy awful. VicPol have a dreadful audio since CHC stripped the soundproofing from their machines, often almost unreadable, and some of the bugsmashers around need a severe microphone upgrade
We used to operate with throat mikes, and got fairly used to interpreting radio calls (and intercom chat!) in deep bass, but all went to pieces when we embarked and had to deal with aluminium death tube drivers with their P masks, and Flyco/Ops with shipborne boom mikes. That lot sorted out the deaf from the cloth eared