Lightspeed has launched their new active noise reduction (ANR) headset to the market.
The Lightspeed Zulu PFX, first announced at Oshkosh last year, is designed around Lightspeed's new proprietary PFX (for Personal Flying Experience) technology, which adapts ANR and audio responses to the user's ears, environment, and personal preferences.
"We appreciate the patience our customers have shown and their confidence in our ability to clear the technological hurdles and stay on the leading edge of innovation," said Allan Schrader, President of Lightspeed Aviation.
"This headset has the ability to learn and refine the ANR performance in every phase of flight. I'm proud to say that all of the new technologies have come together to deliver the promised breakthroughs in quieting and personalized audio performance."
Features of the Zulu PFX include:
- Acoustic response mapping, which uses sound waves and advanced signal processing to measure the user's ear size and shape, adapting the audio response to each pilot's unique auditory landscape
- Streaming Quiet™ dynamic ANR, which uses external ambient microphones to continuously sample cockpit noise before it penetrates the ear cup. A powerful digital processor analyzes microphone inputs and continually optimizes the quieting experience throughout the flight.
- A variety of audio and other pilot preferences that can be personalized using FlightLink, a free proprietary app developed by Lightspeed for iPad and iPhone.
"We promised that we would take the time to develop something very special before we released it for sale, and field tests with over 50 pilots in dozens of aircraft and helicopters have confirmed that we have been successful in doing this," said Teresa De Mers, Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Support for Lightspeed.
"We are confident that as more pilots start flying with it, they too will find this product really sets a new standard in aviation headsets."
The Zulu PFX is expected to retail around $US1100.
For more information, go to the Lightspeed website.