Helmet communications (Chatterbox)
As we all must have headsets to communicate with our instructors (or you guys to talk with your boneheaded students :redface:), who has installed the Chatterbox headset (two earpieces & microphone) into their helmet?
It seems that this approach would be preferable to jamming the student headset the (single earpiece / microphone your instructor lets you use) into your helmet every time. Yet, I’ve heard that the Velcro attachments for the installed earpieces don’t hold well, and that they are uncomfortable because the earpieces lack any padding. Any truth to this?
What are your experiences and preferences?
another issue with connecting to a student's helmet
Often an instructor is running from one student to the next. Once in the student's car, there is barely time to hand them a communicator and belt up before it is time to go. If the student wants to use the wire to link the helmets, it is more time consuming. I have found that I need to let the student do the wiring while I turn my head so they can see the connectors on the chatter box. Usually by the end of the weekend, I find students are willing to just use the ear piece because it is easier and faster.