Lightspeed SIERRA ANR Aviation Headset

Lightspeed Sierra blew me away the first time I flew with it. The difference between active and passive noise reduction is like night and day. The cockpit is phenomenally quieter with ANR plus the headset is super comfortable. The Sierra is very comfortable to wear, weighing in at 16 oz, whereas the David Clark H10-13.4 is 16.5 oz. There was not much difference in weight for me since my upgrade from the David Clark's only meant a difference of 0.5 oz. The Sierra headset allowed my head to breathe beyond my wildest expectations. After an hour-and-a-half-long flight, my ears and head weren't the slightest bit uncomfortable, so the breathability and lack of clamping were fantastic. One of my favorite features of the Sierra is the Bluetooth/aux input capability. The Sierra user guide says that it cannot stream music wirelessly, but I was able to stream music from my iPhone 6 Plus over Bluetooth without any hiccups. The music quality isn't super stellar, but when you're flying an airplane and talking with controllers and passengers, music quality isn't really a primary concern. This is an ANR aviation headset, not a pair of ANR headphones, so it (and its music quality) should be treated as such. The clarity of the ATC transmissions was great. On my first flight with Sierra, I didn't have to ask a single controller to repeat him or herself a single time. I have yet to try out the FlightLink app, but I will update this review if I can once I have tried it. I'd definitely recommend the Sierra to anyone looking for an ANR headset. At its price point, the Sierra really packs in a lot of features like ANR, Bluetooth, ComPriority, and FlightLink, all for under $700. I've been converted and will definitely continue buying from Lightspeed.

I love my headset. I have used it almost daily for over 2 years now. I used it all through out my training and now as a Cfi. It has been tossed around in my flight bag and still holds up extremely well. The headset is comfortable. The noise cancellation is good and the Bluetooth is awesome. Battery life lasts about 40ish flight hours if you are using the Bluetooth. I know someone who had an issue with his headset and the company was very quick and helpful getting him a new part. I have nothing bad to say about this headset and this company. Way better than your average headset but not crazy expensive like the Bose. Buy this headset, you won’t be disappointed.

Got these to begin my flight training. The ANR is really good and the headset is comfortable to wear for long flights. You can have your music playing as well which gets silenced when you or someone else talks over the comms. If you don't fly as often and you're a student beginning your career, these are for you. Hundreds less than the A20 but get the same job done.

So very comfortable but even better is how well it keeps the noise to a minimum!

Just for prior background information I'm currently an Commercial Pilot student (as of the time of this review about 150 hours, with my Private & Instrument). For both of those ratings I used my cheap ASA headset that almost every student pilot uses to start off with. This had no noise cancelling, and was relatively uncomfortable with average-at-best sound and microphone quality. Considering flying is going to be my career and I'll still be in general aviation for next 2-3 years before moving on I considered it was time for an upgrade. I stumbled upon these by reference from friends and YouTube recommendations. Lightspeed from what I hear is a great company, with great warranties, and other cool factors associated with them. Their two most popular products are the Zulu and Sierra headsets. The Zulu is probably the competitor to the Bose A20 and is around the high tier headset category. I wasn't looking for something quite that nice yet, just an upgrade with noise cancellation, better quality build, and higher level of sound clarity. The Sierra seemed to fit the bill. It has comparable ANR to the Zulu and A20's, as well as the comfort and quality demanded of relatively expensive headset. For 650$ (+ Tax) you get a decent headset. Honestly any upgrade from these would just be to have an even slighter better experience. I fly a relatively noisy C172 S-Model and the difference from my ASA headset to these was unimaginable. I would highly recommend these to anyone, maybe even just save the extra 150$ and grab yourself a Zulu. These got to me IN ONE DAY with Amazon Prime which I was excited about. Overall great headset!