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Sam Weigel gives reviews a headset that a lot of recreational and professional pilots use regularly. But is it right for you?

As an airplane taxis in, onlookers spot the distinct “green domes” on the pilot and passenger’s heads, and even before the engine is shut down, everyone knows this is a pilot who demands quality when it comes to their choice of headsets. Since the mid-1970s, David Clark Company has been designing headsets for high-noise environments, […]

Both new and experienced pilots wonder how they’ll know for sure when they’ve identified the best headset. Matt Ruwe, a senior product manager at Bose, has a rather simple answer. “A great headset is the one you don’t even notice you’re wearing,” he says. “There are a few things in aviation that can really influence […]

David Clark Pro X2 Headset

David Clark has unveiled the new DC One-X ANR headset with “hybrid” electronic noise cancellation technology that the company says delivers “extraordinary” best-in-class active noise reduction performance. We haven’t flown with the new headset yet so we can’t vouch for that claim, but the DC One-X is clearly targeting the market dominated by top over-the-ear […]

Flying‘s senior editor Stephen Pope paid a visit on Thursday morning to David Clark’s booth in Hangar C at the Sun ‘n Fun campus to present the Editors’ Choice Award. David Clark’s winning product was the DC Pro-X active noise reduction headset. Weighing in at only 7.5 ounces, the DC Pro-X weighs about half as […]

If you’ve seen the ads in Flying for the new David Clark DC Pro-X, you might have wondered what was up with this new product, which looks — save the color of the domes — like nothing David Clark has ever done before. I wondered too. The brand has a reputation for ruggedness, reliability and […]