Telex Airman 8 XLR (Airbus) ANR Headset

Love the headset, it works perfect on Airbus

Doesn't adapt perfect to the ear, but does the job

Light, confortable and durable would be the highs of this headset. Not so spectacular on the noise cancelling department but gets the job done. The no batteries required is a plus in the long run.

As expected, the ANR works brilliantly in the Airbus A-320 flight deck. The usual fatigue due noise is definitely reduced by around 50% average. Worth the price. Superb built quality, as expected out of any Telex product.

The headset seemed to work fine in ANR mode with a reasonable amount of noise canceling for an Airbus. Initially I was pleased, But after about an hour, the microphone seemed to stop working. I switched headsets in the middle of the flight with a supplied pair in the cockpit to finish the flight. I tried to test them when I got on the ground with the ground crew and they could hear me just fine, but I could not hear my transmission going out nor hear myself on inter-phone. Initially I could hear myself on inter-phone and going out on VHF, the sound dropped off completely in flight. On the ground, if I cranked up the inter-phone, I could barely hear myself through the headset but I could hear the other pilot and hear VHF chatter. I believe the connector pin was faulty. Sending them back after one use. I'll try a replacement set and follow up to this post after I try the new set out.Update 1 week later: I purchased another headset from another seller and it appears to work fine. I think the issue on the first set was the connector pin. This replacement headset works as advertised. The ANR mode gives just a bit of noise reduction. Not even close to a Bose or a David Clark in comparison, but for the price it works just fine in the Airbus. They are light-weight and take up less room in the pro bag than the Bose or D.C. models. You'll need to buy an adapter for the 2-pin plug-in aircraft.