Headset holder in the aircraft

saracelica

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Was out at the airport this weekend. (Beautiful day!)

Saw an RV-10 on the ramp. (Let's not go there) but inside the two passengers were able to hang up their headsets on a hook installed inside. Sure normally you put them up on the dash or on the yoke but I really liked being able to hang them up. (A little OCD I guess) any idea where I could find said "hooks" I browsed around aircraftspruce but didn't really know where to start.

Thanks!
 
I cringe when I see headsets tossed up on the glare screen as that's a great way to scratch plexiglas, especially with the older style headsets.

As far as hooks are concerned, of you do install some, then I'd suggest plastic or some other frangible material. You want a hook that'll break --- not impale --- when your head hits it in a crash.

In my 182 the throttle and mixture knobs make great headset hangers since they're both pulled when parked.
 
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We have them in the Lancair, I couldn't find a link online, nor do I know the name of the mfg. It's a rubber strap that slides into itself to secure the headset. I'll try to take a pic/get a part number off of it.
 
timwinters said:
As far as hooks are concerned, of you do install some, then I'd suggest plastic or some other frangible material. You want a hook that'll break --- not impale --- when your head hits it in a crash.
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Or other body part.

Ted Lawson (30 Seconds Over Tokyo - Doolittle Raid) lost his leg because of a headset or microphone hook.
 
timwinters said:
I cringe when I see headsets tossed up on the glare screen as that's a great way to scratch plexiglas, especially with the older style headsets.

As far as hooks are concerned, of you do install some, then I'd suggest plastic or some other frangible material. You want a hook that'll break --- not impale --- when your head hits it in a crash.
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And if you buy a something that easily breaks under pressure, they are going to break when you don't quite get the headset all the way off of the hook. So you're left with hooks that constantly keep breaking, or a nice piece of metal to bang your head on in turbulence, getting in or out, or like you said in an incident/accident. Overall these hooks sound like a bad idea.

I never toss them on the glare screen either.
 
timwinters said:
I cringe when I see headsets tossed up on the glare screen as that's a great way to scratch plexiglas, especially with the older style headsets.
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:yeahthat: I teach my students to avoid putting anything on the glare shield. I've seen too many scratched windshields.
 
Interesting idea. Never thought about hanging them somewhere. I usually leave them on the yoke, or the floor, but lately have been putting them on the seat when I exit the plane. When I was a student we occasionally would put them on the glareshield but stopped because they would get too hot in the Florida sun and put them on the floor or the yoke.
 
If I am leaving my headset in the plane, I usually put in on the floor under the forward edge of my seat. Keeps them from getting hot in the sun and I don't have to worry about my legs getting caught up on the cord while getting into my seat.
 
Any airplane worth owning has a large glove box on the copilot side of the panel that will easily hold several headsets.
 
Margy hangs her Clairty Aloft doohicky on the yoke. Me, I just leave my Zulu's on the floor right up against the seat.
 
wabower said:
Any airplane worth owning has a large glove box on the copilot side of the panel that will easily hold several headsets.
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Huh...apparently I have been using the wrong assessment criteria in my airplane searching.
 
Sometimes all you need is some ingenuity,

Example, a bungee hooked between the grab handles on a Cirrus
 
There is another variable....

You can put the headset holder OUT OF THE WAY.

The 182Q I rent has a very sturdy homemade lucite rod mounted between the front seats where it won't do any damage in turbulence.

Or you can just do what everyone else does and hang them off the yokes.
 
The yoke of my cherokee was perfect for holding the headset. Certified and everything. :-)
 
Fearless Tower said:
Or other body part.

Ted Lawson (30 Seconds Over Tokyo - Doolittle Raid) lost his leg because of a headset or microphone hook.
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Did not know that and I try to read as much as I can find about that raid. Thanks. I'll be looking it up all night, now. :yes:
 
My headset came in a case. That's where it is when I'm not using my head for a rack. Now that I don't fly for any other reason than fun I don't need instant access to them.
 
wabower said:
Any airplane worth owning has a large glove box on the copilot side of the panel that will easily hold several headsets.
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I will send this to Cessna and have them redesign the glove box in the 182. Guess I should not ask if anyone wants to buy my 182 with the small glove box.
 
Goes back in the flight bag with rest of the stuff.

Cheers
 
wabower said:
Any airplane worth owning has a large glove box on the copilot side of the panel that will easily hold several headsets.
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Any airplane with a box that big is wasting a hell of a lot of precious instrument panel real estate.
 
What do you normally need to see that's lower than the yoke and next to the copilot's door?

bnt83 said:
Any airplane with a box that big is wasting a hell of a lot of precious instrument panel real estate.
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wabower said:
What do you normally need to see that's lower than the yoke and next to the copilot's door?
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Well, if it's wearing a skirt, and it's not a Scotsman....
 
Girl in short tight skirt in passenger seat looking at the stop light: "It's green."

Closseau in driver's seat checking out whatever is under the skirt: "It is?"

EdFred said:
Well, if it's wearing a skirt, and it's not a Scotsman....
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