- #LIGHTSPEED TANGO HEADSET HOW TO#
- #LIGHTSPEED TANGO HEADSET TRIAL#
- #LIGHTSPEED TANGO HEADSET BLUETOOTH#
On the first long cross-country I took wearing one, my ears felt uncomfortably warm, but I guess I've gotten used to them, as they don't bother me anymore. I found the Tango to be light on top of the head, although initially bulky over the ears. The mike boom is an infinitely adjustable soft cable that reminds me of the necks of the Martian War Machines in the 1953 classic "War of the Worlds." It's a bit overly modern for my taste, all plastic and no metal, decked out in several shades of soft greys and silver. Plus, it looks like what an aviation head set ought to look like.īy comparison, the $800 Tango looks a little more like something a DJ in a trendy nightclub would wear. I found the gel-filled ear cups comfortable even on 10-hour flying days, although by day 's end it was heavy on the lop of my head. I felt it cut the racket from my engine nicely, but left me aware of its health. I guess you could say it's analog "down" and digital "up." Fit and finishĭisclaimer: For the last several years I've been fly ing with a passive Sigtronics Model S-20 and have no complaints about it. An analog signal carries the pilot's voice to the intercom, while a digital signal returns sound to the headset. the company developed something it describes as being a hybrid of analog and digital technologies. WiFi had similar issues that made it equally unsuitable.
#LIGHTSPEED TANGO HEADSET BLUETOOTH#
I spoke with Lightspeed Executive VP of Sales and Marketing Teresa De Mers at AirVenture 2016, and she told me that the company had some unexpected chalIenges in developing a wireless headset.īluetooth wouldn't work, because while it's great for moving digital data, it's a poor technology for voice communication in an aviation headset where you hear what you are saying while you speak.Īpparently in this setting, Bluetooth introduces a maddening lag between speaking and hearing your own voice in the headset. Just how did they do it? A new kind of wireless It's not Bluetooth and it's not WiFi Instead, what Lightspeed has done is cut the cable from the headset to the panel that has tied generations of pilots to their planes, increasing freedom of movement inside the cockpit, and for many, making getting in and out of the cramped general aviation cockpit easier, and perhaps safer, with no entangling wires. Coming prominently out of one end of the panel interface are. The Tango is a two-part system made up of a wireless ANR headset and a somewhat bulky device called a panel interface. Active Noise Reduction (ANR) headset from Lightspeed Aviation. It was my maiden flight with the latest cockpit wonder: Tango, the wireless. I turn to my copilot and say, "Well, that was weird." And sure enough, the plane lifts nimbly off the ground and soars, rather silently into the sky. My fingers dance on the throttle as I debate aborting the takeoff.īut I know it's just the headset. Instead of the throaty roar I'm used to, my engine sounds like a frickin' weed whacker. The airspeed is coming up nicely as we barrel down the runway.
#LIGHTSPEED TANGO HEADSET TRIAL#
Q: Are these the original replacement ear seals or an after market replacement?Ī: These are made by LightSPEED and the exact same as the ones that you received with the Zulu headset when new.Lightspeed Aviation loaned our Air Racer in Residence two pairs of its new-wireless Tango headsets for a two-month, multi-race no-strings-attachedfield trial Heres his report on what it's really like to use this first-of-its-kind wireless headset system in the cockpit. Watch the quick video below to see it happen! Line up the groves and press down on the sides to re-insert. Just gently pull on the sides of the old ear seal at a couple of places and it will pop right out.
#LIGHTSPEED TANGO HEADSET HOW TO#
So, we've created a short video for you to see how to replace the ear seals. Can you point us in the right direction on where we can find these instructions, as i have looked all over in Google and such and cannot find any help.Ī: Replacing the ear seals on the Lightspeed Zulu and Sierra Headsets is super easy, but sometimes it is scary to just pull on them without knowing what will happen. Q: My husband is looking at purchasing these replacement seals, but we cannot figure out how to take off the old ones and cannot find instructions on how to do so, not even in the user manual. Do you carry those?Ī: You bet! We have the LightSPEED 3G Ear Seals and the Mic Cover for LightSPEED Headsets. Q: I need seals and mic cover for my Lightspeed twenty 3G headset.
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