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Newbie Joined: Oct 22, 2008 Posts: 1 Status: Offline

I suppose that Viper pilot could listen to music on radio or player during flight. Is it true?

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Sure, it can be as easy as putting earbuds under your helmet. On a large jet like the -135 we have multiple interphone stations, so it works great. I have a cable that the Comm/Nav guys made me that has a headset plug on one end and a 1/8" plug on the other. I just plug my Ipod into the interphone system and that way the whole crew can listen to the music. We actually have 2 interphone systems on the jet, so I just put the music over the second system, that way if someone does not want to listen to music they don't have to.

You mean the Block 60's don't have XM?

Newbie Joined: Mar 19, 2007 Posts: 16 Status: Offline

I think the UAE went with Sirius and a 6-disc changer setup.

To answer the question: I've seen a few pilots get in with earbuds and iPods, but only on ferry flights and such.

Elite 2K Joined: Jan 14, 2004 Posts: 2807 Status: Offline

dushin wrote:

I suppose that viper pilot could listen to music on radio or player during flight. Is it true?

Lemme guess...you just watched "Iron Eagle"? Laughing

...and why does it have to just be a Viper pilot? If he can do it, suddenly the rest of the world's aviation community loses that capability?

"I can listen to music while I fly. Why? 'Cause I'm an F-16 pilot...and you're not!" Laughing

No, no! I'm just kidding. Laughing

...or am I? Confused

I have a similar setup to Elliboom. When you're crossing the pond, or when you're not the one who's in the seat, sure, you can listen to your iPod. However, when you're in the seat, and it's a local, a combat mission, or you're close to your destination, you need to be monitoring your radios.

Sometimes when I'm loading, I have this setup, where I'll hook the earbuds of my iPod to the boom mike on my headset, and then tape down the PA switch on the intercom. That way, we can listen to music while we're working.

Enthusiast Joined: Nov 04, 2007 Posts: 52 Status: Offline

Now the question is what music do you listen to in flight?

Was the big difference between the "A" and the "C" model the cd player? Laughing

Elite 2K Joined: Jan 14, 2004 Posts: 2807 Status: Offline

Actually...

Blks. 1, 5, and 10 had the option of 8 Track, LP/45, or Cassette.

Blks. 25, and 30/32 came standard with Cassette, and 30/32 had an option for CD.

Blks. 40/42, and 50/52 have CD

Blks. 60/62 come standard with Sirius, and a USB capable MP3 port for iPods. This is also a TCTO which will be incorporated into the 50s and 52s.

How times change... Laughing

Some of the older fighters had “coffee-grinder” ADF’s. You had all the AM music you wanted right through the helmet headset.

Way back when, out over the desert southwest, you could get “Wolfman Jack” on a dark and stormy night.

The "Eagles" always seemed to be the best music for dropping bombs. Ironic isn’t it? Cool

regards, OL

(How times change)

You can also pick up AFN and even Rush Limbaugh at certain times on the HF radio.

Elite 2K Joined: Jan 14, 2004 Posts: 2807 Status: Offline

Wolfman Jack, I could dig that! Cool

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There I was...We were flying to a location in the Arabian Peninsula, which shall go nameless. My pilots tuned in the UHF channel for the airport's command post/base ops, so I could make our standard 30 min out, inbound call, so the airport could prepare for our arrival, with a parking spot, load team, and crew trans.

However, when the pilots tuned to the appropriate channel, we started hearing, what I could only describe as "Arab Hip Hop" music:?: I don't know if I was getting channel interference, or if the guy on the other end was actually playing it on a stereo. What made it so funny, was the fact that the music sounded so bad. If it had been Motown, or Classic Rock, I would've jammed along, but not to that crapola. Laughing

Earbuds in the headset trick. I use it all the time.

Salute!

'tis true.

We used the ADF in the A-37 all the time. Could also use the VHF in the Viper for some lower channel TV stations.

In 'nam, in the Dragonfly, we would tune AFTN and actually hear the famous 'Good Morning VietNam" greeting when we were on an early mission. I also listened to the Packers versus the Raiders for Super Bowl 2 while orbiting over Laos one night waiting to kill some trucks.

Some folks also had cassettes and played stuff like the Iron Eagle scene.

I also remember bombing in IV Corps listening to the "music". A weird war, my friends, but what the hell.

Gums sends ...

Enthusiast Joined: Nov 05, 2008 Posts: 29 Status: Offline

IT would seem listening to music while doing flights can be very distracting.

Especially ones with lyrics.

Elite 2K Joined: Jan 14, 2004 Posts: 2807 Status: Offline

It really depends on what you're doing. You know when it's time to make radio calls, and when you have some time to yourself. Plus, as I said above, you're not going to be listening to it when you're doing anything tactical, or when you're on departure, or descent/approach, so you know when it's ok to listen and when it's not.

Elite 1K Joined: Apr 26, 2004 Posts: 1215 Status: Offline

In 82 I was launching some Hahn birds from the 313th out of Bitburg on a Saturday morning that were weathered in overnight. It was really weird, when I plugged in the headset on the ground both the pilot and myself could hear AFN radio.......when I pulled the plug the pilot lost it too. It was really odd. The pilot wanted to speed things up not only to get home but on a Saturday morning AFN played the country countdown.

Purple

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