I would be so scared of them falling
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I use AirPod pros on my flights almost daily. I found that they do fall out or come loose on takeoff when I am running.
However, I got memory foam tips, and the little silicone slip on ear hooks and those hold them in 100% with no fear of losing them.
AirPods are not able to cut out all the noise, I get some popping and crackling in them at full throttle or when I turn to look at my wing and one ear is pointed towards the motor. But, I fly with a helmet and peltor muffs over the AirPods and it’s good.
I have a set of ppg smoke muffs, but have gone back to AirPods and peltors.
Only problem is that I don’t have microphone with the AirPods, but that’s fine for me I don’t talk anyways. I just listen to music and gaggle
Those are the ear hooks I use. The tips are ok, but there’s better tips out there
Do they actually work well for that? I work in an environment that periodically requires hearing protection, and I’ve seen some coworkers use airpods for it. I’ve been wondering if that was adequate or if people were just setting themselves up for hearing loss
Oh, it's a secondary layer over peltor muffs. I would definitely not use airpods as the sole hearing protection.
But it really does work and cuts down engine noise significantly compared to just the peltor. It's hard to tell if my engine is idling with this setup haha.
I use these for work, but Elgin has some great headphones that are actually rated as ear protection.