When we tossed the Bose ProFlight Series 2 in-ear headsets into our long-term eval pool back in 2019, it didn’t take long to realize that Bose marketing called it straight—the ProFlight isn’t going to work well in pistons. In our testing, it didn’t impress in some turboprops, either. So in the January 2019 Aviation Consumer flight report we concluded that they really aren’t for pistons.
But we still hear from buyers contemplating giving the $1045 Bose a try in quieter cabins, or maybe they fly both jets and pistons and want the freedom of an in-ear set. So with that in mind, contributor Sy Pinkert tightened up a ProFlight with Avery Sound custom ear molds and fired up a Cessna 310 and Boeing 737-800 for a fresh look at performance and the practicality of using the set in both.