The new remodelled Recreational Flying headset and the new ANR version have arrived to begin some extensive testing to make sure they live up to the renowned Recreational Flying 250 Headset that we have had for some 15 years.

The changes that I requested have been:

1. Single hand volume use - reports back of having the volume control on each cup was inconvenient for recreational aviators who like to keep one hand on the stick

2. Mono/Stereo - the Mono/Stereo switching on the 250 was confusing and in Mono mode there was only 1 volume control for both ears. The new headsets have a simpler switch and still separate volume control for each ear.

3. Variable resistance - about 2 in every 100 of the 250 model headsets were returned because they wouldn't work in an old aircraft due to the resistance of the headset. The new model allows for the user to change the resistance to suit the avionics of an old aircraft

4. Gold plated plus - it was found the gold plated plugs were not really offering any greater connection for the extra price I was paying

5. Headband - whilst the headband of the 250 looked really nice, the new headband is actually more comfortable, or so I will find out in testing

6. 3.5mm Audio Jack - the new headsets have a 3.5mm audio jack whereas the 250 model didn't

The new Recreational ANR Headset is BLOODY cheap for a high quality ANR headset. These have all the modcons of ANR plus Blutooth (for music and phone calls) and Aux inputs  as well. They are 29db Noise Reduction ANR and powered by 2xAA batteries