![]() ![]() It simply takes a few seconds longer as it has to be done somewhat careful vs. Yup, stowing is certainly one of the more annoying things. Whenever someone slams the door or very loudly puts the table back in, the "bang" is quietened especially in talk through mode. It sounds like it amplifies, but it actually doesn't, it does limit max noise levels though, similar to a hearing protection designed for the shooting range. The better they sit inside the ear canal, the less likely that is. Yes, the tap control sometimes do activate during landing and taking off, that seems to be an issue with the fit of the ear buds. Additionally, if it bothers me, i can use the headset around on my head without pulling the earbuds out, which actually is quite nice on those long 12 hour duty days. Yes, there is very little padding, however, with just 140g of weight for the headset itself, there is not much needed in my view. But i found some of the remarks of Mister Geezer somewhat interesting. Of course every headset is a very personal choice. Price was reasonable, €130 for the pair, and i got the cast from my ear for free around the corner at an audiometrist. Now got me a pair of individually crafted otoplastic earbuds and that has removed quite a bit of the fit and in-ear seat issues. Does Bose predict a shorter lifespan for some of the components on the ProFight? The warranty for the ProFlight is three years as opposed to five for the A20 which is worthy of note. The Proflight has the potential to be an amazing headset but I feel Bose needs to make some design changes to achieve this, like what happened with the X morphing into the A20. I found stowing the Pro Flight properly took a little longer than the A20 and the carry case provided looked very smart, but I felt it was not as robust and hard wearing as the nylon carry case that houses the A20. I found it was easier to take the earbud out and listen to who was talking to me. The tap control always activated inadvertently on landing and take off, which was very distracting and I found it actually amplified noise whilst flying. This was was more of a nuisance than anything. The cable design from the headset seemed to brush against my upper arm, whenever my arm was moved. The side pads lacked sufficient padding and I found the Proflight was far more 'noticable' on my head and overall it was less comfortable. I have been a Bose headset user for around 15 years with the X and the A20, so I was naturally excited to buy the Pro Flight but my excitement was short-lived, as I returned mine and am very happy using my A20 again. I am a bit worried about durability as it does seem fragile but time will tell. Overall impression after a week of use: good headset, very comfortable (giving some leeway here for my own inexperience in using these inear type plugs and getting them in properly), tap feature is good idea but needs some work. Good feature but needs a bit more fine tuning, still on the fence on switching it off altogether or not. I experienced the same problem as several others mentioned with the tap feature activating on landing (and once on takeoff). On my last flight this week I did have some uncomfortable feeling in one ear (maybe I will change this one to small size instead of medium). Obviously the noise reduction is not as good as a “proper” headset but it is much lighter and no clamping pressure. ![]() I changed the one for a small and medium on the other. Takes a bit getting used to in getting the earplugs in properly. I have been using it for a week now on the 737. Such a shame as I was really excited about the ProFlight. A really small issue though to be honest. You need to definitely hook it onto something so that when you turn in the flight deck your headset doesn’t drag you back. One of my ears still hurts today from my flight yesterday morning. ![]() I tried the smaller sized buds thinking that would help but they were too small and were still very uncomfortable. The medium were the best fit but I found my ears got really sore by the end of the flight. It annoyed me so much I had to deactivate the talk through using the switch where the batteries are. Very distracting when taking off and landing. Not only that it was switching the ANR off in one ear for some take offs and even taxiing over lights. Unfortunately like others have mentioned this has a habit of activating during landing. You tap a particular ear bud and the ANR stops and you can talk to someone in the flight deck without pulling an ear bud out. The talk through function is a great idea. It’s very light but unfortunately that’s about it. I wanted a light headset to be comfortable on longer sectors. Ive used it on a variety of sector lengths from 5.5hr to 1.5hr. I really wanted to love the ProFlight but unfortunately I’m going to be returning it. I previously had a Sennheiser ANR headset. I’ve been using the ProFlight for almost two weeks on the A320. ![]()
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