777 hearing issues
07-25-2023, 05:44 AM
#23
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I miss the 3 position toggle switch on the yolk that some aircraft have for PTT/off/intercom. Having to look down at the audio to cycle on/off the intercom for various reasons is annoying and makes intercom annoying for those flying with lip smackers
07-25-2023, 07:30 AM
#24
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I don’t mean to be snarky but a “hearing aid” in this context is a headset…
Please just try to normalize wearing headsets. Many other pilots will if asked. I can’t tell you how many times the other pilot will go speaker and then jack up the radios when I could hear perfectly fine on my headset.
I’ve already lost a noticeable amount of hearing in my left ear from flying with guys who refuse to use the intercom. I’ll have to undo my left ear piece leaving it unprotected and it’s already taking a toll after just a few years.
Please just try to normalize wearing headsets. Many other pilots will if asked. I can’t tell you how many times the other pilot will go speaker and then jack up the radios when I could hear perfectly fine on my headset.
I’ve already lost a noticeable amount of hearing in my left ear from flying with guys who refuse to use the intercom. I’ll have to undo my left ear piece leaving it unprotected and it’s already taking a toll after just a few years.
07-25-2023, 07:31 AM
#25
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Welcome to the world of noisy cockpits. You must be coming from the Airbus or the 787 with its quiet cockpit.
On longer flights I usually use the standard foam ear plugs which block the annoying avionics fan noise frequency and leave the ATC comms perfectly audible.
My audio tuning panel has the volume set at 60-70% and is clear enough to pick up relevant transmissions.
Try that, should help.
Otherwise, keep the headset on, but on longer flights it would be bothersome.
On longer flights I usually use the standard foam ear plugs which block the annoying avionics fan noise frequency and leave the ATC comms perfectly audible.
My audio tuning panel has the volume set at 60-70% and is clear enough to pick up relevant transmissions.
Try that, should help.
Otherwise, keep the headset on, but on longer flights it would be bothersome.
07-30-2023, 10:22 AM
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07-30-2023, 12:02 PM
#28
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Things won’t change overnight. When I’m PF I’ve started setting up for hot mic a la the Guppy below 180. If asked, I just say I want to make sure the CA hears me. First time I did it the CA was impressed at how clear the comms were and asked how to set it up. Now I’m trying to flip one CA at a time. As more Guppy CAs take refuge in the 777 I think you’ll get an increasingly agreeable audience. I also go on ANR headset whenever I’m listening to foreign controllers, when the other pilot trying to get by just on speaker gets embarrassed with being repeatedly helped out by me with calls and freq changes… I figure he/she might give ANR a go. Flew a transcon the other day with the CA up on hot mic the whole way, it was a treat.
10-03-2023, 07:11 PM
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