Headsets

[Glacier1900]

What do most people do for headsets (besides wear them?) Does Cx provide anything? Anything to not get?

[mayday911]

HKCAD considers the headset as part of the avionics of the aircraft and very few are approved. CX provides headsets for use...on the -400F they are all active noise canceling.

Mayday

[Glacier1900]

Ok, thanks Mayday. Do they stay with the a/c then or does everyone carry their own?

[Five Green]

NO !!

No the headsets stay with the aircraft. If you are coming as an SO unfourtunately you won't get ANR headsets yet !!

Oh and you don't have to buy a headset either.

So no need for your own head set.

You got to clean the headset of hair gel and the mike of spittle, as part of your pre-flight though. Nasty stuff !

Welcome aboard if you are a new hire.

FG

[Glacier1900]

Thanks FG!

[Truckmasters]

usage

But don't expect to use the headset in the cruise. so you will still suffer the same airflow noise exposure

[Glacier1900]

So SO's pretty much never use them?

[otrendycar]

so means SOs only sitting there and nothing to do during take-off and Land period ? I thought they have things to do such as listen ATC and assist Cap and FO.

[Five Green]

pardon me???

There are a set of headphones at each seat. There are 4 seats in the cockpit. So on long haul where you need 4 pilots, all wear headsets for departure and descent/landing. Do not worry though as it will not distract you from making sure the aft cargo heat gets turned on or off !

The ANR ones are nice but as a test I wore them 6 hours and my head hurt as they are pretty heavy. Quiet though....

So to sum up you still don't need to buy a headset, but you will need to clean and wear one on each and every flight.

Clear ?

FG

[Sand Man]

SOs do have a very important job especially during pre-flight. They need to laugh at the captains jokes, eat the sandwiches and if they are luck enough to be on the 400 make the bunk.

[Glacier1900]

Sounds good thanks.