Three cellphone-to-headset devices left to ûright, clockwise: FlightCell from New Zealand, ûCellSet from Kennedy Technology and Elite Solutions’ Safety Cell.

If you’ve ever used a cellphone in the cockpit of a GA aircraft, you know it’s almost impossible to hear when the engine is running. Many winters we’ve sat in the cockpit in frigid conditions without heat while filing a flight plan, thinking there must be a better way to use a cellphone.

There is. Last year, we discovered one of the devices that allows you to access a cellphone through your headset. Using a cellphone in the airplane is now simpler with this cellphone-to-headset device. …