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Bose ProFlight Headset: Not For Pistons

According to Bose, it may take several flights wearing the Pro-Flight before it becomes as routine as using a traditional headset and it's right. It starts by selecting the proper Stayhear+ eartip size and Bose provides a pack of small, medium and large tips inside of the supplied storage case. Bose says the medium tips are the default size that fits roughly 80 percent of users. Also, you might find that you need one size in one ear and another size for the other ear. Experiment with this fitting process before going to the cockpit-it will save a lot of time and effort.

Larry Anglisano
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Last spring Bose introduced the ProFlight in-ear noise-cancelling aviation headset not as a replacement for the hugely successful circumaural (around the ear) A20 model. Instead, the ProFlight is targeted at applications where the A20 might be overkill, or for cockpits with less noise-mainly jets-and for crews who fly long stretches at a time.

Bose says the ProFlight is the smallest and lightest active noise-cancelling headset on the market, but reiterates that it isn’t intended for noisier piston cabins. For this field report we tried the ProFlight in a variety of aircraft, including pistons, turboprops and jets.

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.