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The Lightspeed Tango and Aircraft Appraisals

It takes two to Tango (two batteries, that is). After reading your January 2106 report on the Lightspeed Tango wireless headset, it seems Lightspeed desperately needs a new charging system. I would like to add a footnote to the worthy Aircraft Appraisal article in the January 2016 issue of Aviation Consumer. One should be very careful of the aircraft appraiser when having a unique aircraft appraised such as warbird, antique and homebuilt aircraft. I agree with the gist of your recent aircraft appraisal article, but take issue with the conclusion that labor has no market value. As a decades-long Aviation Consumer subscriber, I hesitate to argue with the editors experience, but feel I must stand up for the enduring value of quality installations.

Aviation Consumer Staff
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Wireless Lightspeed

It takes two to Tango (two batteries, that is). After reading your January 2106 report on the Lightspeed Tango wireless headset, it seems Lightspeed desperately needs a new charging system.

The problem is that the $35 external charger accessory for the Tango headset only charges one battery at a time. However, you need both batteries—the one in the headset and the one in the panel interface—charged for the headset to function fully. Even if you have the ability to charge the headset in the plane at home, when traveling, you will have to either take the headset out of the plane and lug it to your lodging or charge each battery individually in the external charger. Or, you can spend another $35 and get an additional charger, though that is one more thing to carry around, find a plug for and leave behind.

Aviation Consumer Staff