757 pilots...

[Thunderchief]

This is a little premature, I start at ATA for the 757 this month and I am SO excited I thought I'd ask now. Do the crewmembers wear an earpiece or an earpiece with a mic? Do you use the hand mic and speakers? I can't remember the few times I jumped on a 757.

Paitently waiting for the 25th and thanks for the info!

-TC

 

[furlough-boy]

When I flew the 757/767 at UAL we used an earpiece with a boom mic on it. Very quiet cockpit. Great airplane. You'll love it.

 

[ForgedBlade]

All our 757's (and I think the 737's as well) have headsets in them. Some are the Airman 750's and some are the Telex lightweights with the single ear-piece (ATA gives all of us new earpieces!!). I personally use my own (a Plantronics single), but a lot of the guys use what is in there! We also have the trusty hand mics! Hope that helps.

 

[Neubyfly]

This is a little premature, I start at ATA for the 757 this month and I am SO excited I thought I'd ask now. Do the crewmembers wear an earpiece or an earpiece with a mic? Do you use the hand mic and speakers? I can't remember the few times I jumped on a 757.

Paitently waiting for the 25th and thanks for the info!

-TC

I am probably wrong but, I think the FAA wants boom mics used until FL180.... Or something like that.

 

[flx757]

Re: Re: 757 pilots...

I am probably wrong but, I think the FAA wants boom mics used until FL180.... Or something like that.

That is correct. Boom mics required below FL180.

 

[habubuaza]

Don't quote me but I am pretty sure you need the headset below 18 to keep one hand free to operate flight guidance since it's typically busier below 180. Can anyone confirm this?

 

[habubuaza]

Don't quote me but I am pretty sure you need the headset below 180 to keep one hand free to operate flight guidance since it's typically busier below 180. Can anyone confirm this?

 

[ForgedBlade]

That's correct, I forgot to mention it. It's also in our OpsSpecs (and probably everyone elses too!).

 

[GoABX]

<<That is correct. Boom mics required below FL180.>>

What is the FAA reference for this? Company OPSPEC and is not necessarily what the FAA wants for everyone, just what is approved for a particular oeration.

 

[flx757]

<<That is correct. Boom mics required below FL180.>>

What is the FAA reference for this?

Here's one:

121.359 Cockpit voice recorders.
(g) For those aircraft equipped to record the uninterrupted audio signals received by a boom or a mask microphone, the flight crewmembers are required to use the boom microphone below 18,000 feet mean sea level.