Once Again, Lightspeed Rocks

Jay Honeck

Touchdown! Greaser!
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Jay Honeck
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When I was emptying out Atlas for a showing, I removed the back seat pair of Zulu headsets that my kids used to share.

For whatever reason, one of the battery boxes was, for lack of a better term, gooey. It was as if someone had wiped it with a caustic chemical, turning the plastic to a sticky, icky mess.

It still worked, but obviously something was going on with the plastic. I was able to clean it, with multiple applications of Goof Off, but what was left was badly pitted.

Additionally, the ear pieces, after so many years, were disintegrating. And, oh, the cord was cut, obviously slammed in the door.

So, I called Lightspeed. Back in their "bad old days", this was a regular occurrence (their early headsets were notoriously fragile and unreliable), but since the Zulus, I have never had to call them.

They listened to my odd tale, gave me an RA number, and told me to send 'em in.

They arrived back today, looking like George Washington's ax, but with a new handle and a new head. :D. They literally replaced everything with new.

In fact, there's no way to really tell if they didn't simply send me a new pair, for free.

I simply can't say enough about their customer service. They've never let me down, and I've owned Lightspeed headsets since their very first models...
 
This reminds me... I have a pair of 30-3G's that I need to send for repair (left ear speaker is inop).

Thanks for the good PIREP jay!!
 
This reminds me... I have a pair of 30-3G's that I need to send for repair (left ear speaker is inop).

Thanks for the good PIREP jay!!

BTW, the guy at Lightspeed said this was a known issue on the 30 3Gs, but this was the first report of plastic degradation on a Zulu.

It's not sun related.
 
Atlas showing! Hurray!

Yeah, for what that was worth. :banghead:

The airplane market is tough, for sure. Of course, that's what made it a great time to buy Amelia, so I knew we would be in for a long slog, selling Atlas.
 
I read a story once about a lady trying to sell a boat and it's trailer for $750. The ad ran for several weeks with barely anyone looking.

Then she changed the ad to say, "Boat for sale $850, free trailer!!". It sold the next day.


Jay, consider some creative thinking and offer an incentive if they stick to your asking price. Something like, vouchers for staying at your hotel during your low season.
 
Good to know someone still believes in customer service


Good selling point for your airplane:

........ For sale. Comes with full tank of gas. Thats a $8,000,000 value at todays prices:D
 
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