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Faro G3 Carbon ANR: Good Noise Reduction

On paper, Faro Aviations $689 flagship G3 ANR headset hits all of the required high points to go the distance. Its lightweight, loaded with features and has a good warranty. We flew with the G3 Carbon for a few months to see how it compared with the rest of the models in our long-term evaluation pool of ANR models. Heres a summary.

Larry Anglisano
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The midpriced headset market is a crowded space, and coexisting with veteran brands like Lightspeed, David Clark and Flightcom, to name a few, is no easy task. Adding to the challenge is the competition and superior performance of headsets in the market’s high end.

On paper, Faro Aviation’s $689 flagship G3 ANR headset hits all of the required high points to go the distance. It’s lightweight, loaded with features and has a good warranty. We flew with the G3 Carbon for a few months to see how it compared with the rest of the models in our long-term evaluation pool of ANR models. Here’s a summary.

Larry Anglisano

Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column.