A bit of thread drift, but for those of you concerned about hearing damage the following may be of interest. During my miss spent youth I trained on T6 Harvards, B35 twins, and a whole host of very noisy aircraft. Now back then, few if any used ear protection, I just found them so bloody loud I was one of the few who used plugs and full cover ear phones, recently at an "Old Farts" gathering I noticed I was one of the very few without a hearing aid to cope with low freq hearing loss, I woluld like to tell you I protected my hearing cause I was smarter than most, in fact this was not the case, but Im bloody glad I did, so take heed ,protect your ears at all costs . By the way I do have selective hearing loss, "take out the trash" is one of many things I just dont seem to hear.
Last edited by clunckdriver; 23rd July 2010 at 17:12.