After our power failure in the plane last year, I believed it was time to upgrade our headsets to the latest LightSpeed Zulu PFX headsets with bluetooth connectivity. This allows you to connect and operate your cell phone independently of the aircraft’s radio and power systems and hear yourself think above the noise of the engine. The headsets which arrived yesterday on order from the States are the company's newest generation headsets to hit the market. They are equipped with advanced noise cancelling technology that can also map the auditory landscape within the ear cap to assess and use the information to fine tune noise cancellation and audio responses.
With the free FlightLink app on my iPhone or iPad I can also record the conversations between pilot and the Air Traffic Controller and play them back or store them in my iTunes library for later retrieval. One can enable the Voice Clarity function which improves the quality of incoming calls from ATC by boosting frequencies common in human speech while reducing those that are not. Yay! for technological advances. I am looking forward to using them on my flight to Johannesburg on Monday to take ZDL up for its 400 hour service and annual inspection.
