Bose ProFlight Aviation Headset

Great aviation headsets are about noise isolation, comfort, microphone quality, and added features. Noise isolation needs to be appropriate to the craft you’re flying. Comfort should reflect the time you spend in the craft, and how often you fly. Microphone quality is an essential that’s not just a matter of convenience, but safety. And then there are added features, like being able to enjoy music without losing touch with your coms.

Within the space of audio equipment, Bose needs little introduction. Although audiophiles tend to dislike Bose equipment, Bose has a sterling reputation amongst pilots. Many aviators consider the Bose A20 to be the golden standard amongst aviation headsets for many types of craft, and the peak of comfort and protection for casual pilots.

With that said, the bose proflight aviation headsets wasn’t made with the intention of replacing the A20. It’s a totally different type of aviation headset, with a totally different type of pilot in mind. While the A20 uses the ordinary over-ear passive protection suitable for almost all types of aircraft, the ProFlight is far lighter in-ear alternative. It’s intended for pilots flying jets and similar moderately loud aircraft.

Build & Design

The ProFlight weighs 4.9 ounces, which is stunningly lightweight for a headset of any type, let alone a protective aviation headset. It even compares favorably with the weight of most sports headphones. In spite of that incredibly small weight, you’ll still find the same signature active noise cancellation as within the A20. Without exaggeration, the result is a level of comfort that may have been totally unavailable to many pilots before now.