Headset leads are critical. Chap I new nearly strangled himself playing armchair football when it wrapped round his neck!
CAA/NATS and predecessors have never got headsets "right" since the days of the Jetlite in the early 70s. They did trials and a survey to see which would be the best replacement. I had friends in Tels and they told me that the Ministry had already purchased a couple of thousand Astrolites so I noted this on the survey form, which resulted in an invite to the boss's bit of Axminster to be told I wasn't "playing the game" (God Bless you Mr MB). Guess what? We all ended up with Astrolites.
If it's any consolation, the headset I wore in IAL in the 60s weighed 2 ounces including the lead!
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