Lightspeed Aviation Improves the Cockpit Experience in BRP-Rotax-Powered Aircraft
A First-of-its-kind collaboration brings engine tailored cockpit audio to Rotax-powered aircraft through Rotax Care
Lake Oswego, Oregon and Gunskirchen, Austria – July 15, 2026 — Lightspeed Aviation and BRP-Rotax today announced a new Rotax-specific audio and Active Noise Reduction (ANR) profile for the Lightspeed Delta Zulu® headset, designed to bring engine-tailored audio optimization to the cockpit.
Developed by Lightspeed Aviation, the new Rotax-specific audio and ANR profile is tailored to the acoustic characteristics of select Rotax aircraft engine platforms. The result is a more integrated cockpit audio experience designed to support clearer communication and greater cockpit comfort. The Rotax-optimized profile will be available as part of the Rotax Care program for Rotax 912 iS/c, 915 iS/c and 916 iS aircraft engines.
“At BRP-Rotax, we focus on the entire ownership and flight experience, not only the engine itself,” said Marc Becker, Head of Aircraft Business at BRP-Rotax. “This collaboration with Lightspeed Aviation is a smart addition to Rotax Care and brings real value to Rotax-powered pilots using the Lightspeed Delta Zulu – a cockpit audio experience tuned to the sound characteristics of Rotax engines.”
The customized Rotax audio profile is integrated into the Lightspeed Delta Zulu headset settings and counters the engine’s unique sound frequencies and cockpit acoustics to create a quieter environment. Using the companion Lightspeed App for the premium headset, pilots can toggle between the Rotax-optimized mode and Lightspeed’s Signature ANR profile depending on preference and aircraft configuration.
“This is the first time a premium aviation headset provides the option to optimize acoustic performance for an engine platform. The Rotax audio profile, only available through the Lightspeed Delta Zulu, represents a new level of integration between aircraft systems and pilot safety and comfort,” said Lightspeed Aviation CEO Heider Lazzarini. “This partnership demonstrates both companies’ customer-first approach to innovation intended to create a flying experience that is optimized for pilots’ preferences.”
Lightspeed Aviation is setting a new benchmark for what pilots can expect from modern cockpit technology, innovating beyond standalone products toward more integrated cockpit solutions.
This innovative feature is available immediately for purchases made through the Rotax Care program. Lazzarini adds, “The benefit of a digital platform with the Lightspeed Delta Zulu is the ability to deliver more to our current Lightspeed Delta Zulu customers. This new capability will be available to all Lightspeed Delta Zulu owners this fall via a firmware update.”
About Lightspeed Aviation
Lightspeed Aviation is a leading manufacturer of premium aviation headsets and helmet products. Since the first product was introduced in 1996, the company has established a reputation for leading innovation in the aviation headset marketplace with a number of first-to-market advances, technologies, and features. In 2022, the company launched a new category of aviation products. Layering life-saving technologies on top of their award-winning audio and ANR platform, Lightspeed ushered in a new era of aviation safety. With this, the company continues to live its mission of creating products that protect and save lives.
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About BRP-Rotax
BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG, the Austrian subsidiary of BRP Inc., is a leader in the development and production of propulsion systems for the powersports markets. Since 1920, BRP-Rotax has been driving technological progress and sustainable mobility. The innovative Rotax four-stroke and two-stroke high-performance engines are used in BRP products such as Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft and pontoons, Can-Am on and off-road vehicles, Quintrex boats as well as in Rotax marine propulsion systems, karts and aircraft applications. With sustainable products such as the Can-Am electric ATVs and motorcycles and Lynx electric snowmobile, the first emission-free Lynx HySnow snowmobile and the high-performance E20 and E10 e-kart series, BRP-Rotax is a pioneer in the field of alternative drive technologies. Approximately 1,500 employees work in Gunskirchen, Upper Austria, on innovative propulsion systems for the global market.
