[Tinker51]

Having ridden in a couple of 51's and flown T-28's I can say with some authority that I know why all the old flyers are deaf as stones. Man them things are loud inside!!! I wore an active noise reduction headset in the 51's and just pulled them away from my ears breifly at takeoff power and it made my ears buzz. The 28 is no better. When I am alone in the airplane I jam foam earplugs in then wear my helmet with active noise reduction.