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Old 20th July 2015 | 16:21
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aa777888
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I agree on the Blulink unit though: Lightspeeds Bluetooth unit is far superior to the Blulink; the most annoying feature being the Auto Mute function that doesn't have an override toggle. Basically renders it useless for listening to music during most of the flying I do. Not to mention the sheer excessive amount of straight cord of this whole assembly cluttering everything in the cockpit (headset ~6-7 ft, blulink assembly with box 6.5ft, RW->FW adapter 1ft, that's a total of almost 15ft of cable!)! Mildly annoying at best if not outright unsafe. One definitely has to coil the whole length of cable and secure it with zip ties or safety wire to ensure safe everyday operation.
I also have the Blulink, although I acquired it separately from the Clarity Aloft. The cord is ridiculously long and in fact I do have it wrapped very carefully in a way that allows me to hang it from the headset storage hook as it is otherwise so heavy it might pull the plug loose from the jack in the R22 or R44. I don't use it for music, but it does work quite well for phone calls.

A slight tangent on this subject: Android voice commands don't work so well in the cockpit. If I'm not using a tablet on a kneeboard for nav I will often Velcro the phone in its place. It would be very cool if someone would come up with an app that allowed the phone display to be replicated on the tablet!
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