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Originally Posted by yumigator 
I don't really know anything about aviation, but I suspect these customs are aimed at hobbyists. Commercial airline pilots probably wouldn't be using these.
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Commercial airline pilots obviously would not use these customs, and they have co-pilots as well--so, the co-pilot can take over if anything should happen to the pilot. The point is that hobbyists, etc., do take people along for a ride and this is where customs could be a serious problem. Now, one may argue that the chances of survival is going to be very low anyway. However, custom iem headsets will lower the chances even more. And there had been cases where the pilots of small planes suffered from heart attacks, etc., and the passengers (with little to no piloting experience) were able to land the planes because they were able to communicate clearly with the control towers. Having non-custom headsets on board as spares will work but still not as good as just using non-custom headsets in the first place though. My point is that custom made equipment is not great for every situation, and sometimes the trade off is just too much.
Custom IEMs for personal enjoyment of music on the other hand is a different story. I want a pair for sure!
