Using a (General Aviation | Helicopter | Military) Headset with a PC - Flight Sound X

[skysthelimit707]

I’ve got a Bose A20 Aviation Headset that I’ve been using with the Flight Sound X FSX SOLO-GA (GENERAL AVIATION) USB adapter for PC for months now and it works great. It looks like this:

^ I highly recommend using Bostik Blu Tack to hold the Flight Sound X adapter in place.

With my Bose A20 Aviation Headset plugged in it looks like this:

Then all I need to do is make sure I have it selected by clicking on the speaker icon on the taskbar and clicking on Headphones (7- Flight Sound X):

They also have a USB adapter for Helicopter headsets the FSX SOLO-H (HELICOPTER).

In addition they also have a USB adapter for Military headsets the FSX SOLO-M (MILITARY).

When you have your headset up and running I highly recommend setting up Dolby Atmos as Microsoft Flight Simulator supports it, I’ve posted a guide on how to set it Dolby Atmos here: Dolby Access app - Dolby Atmos for (Headphones | home theater) - Active Spatial Sound = On

[Magic6420]

I have the flightsound adapter somewhere in a box and likewise, a Flightcom headset which is also gathering dust. I didn’t get much from it in FSX to be honest. There always seemed to be some lag, but the real killer was that of comfort. Now here is where your £1000 Bose headset will score and (I have a standard Bose headset) the comfort is usually epic. A GA headset can be quite a squeeze to give it good passive sound deadening and my head felt like a toothpaste tube. Great for flying but a pain for longer sessions at the PC. If you have ANR, you will really feel that difference.

[skysthelimit707]

The Bose A20 is comfortable to wear and it has ANR and Bluetooth so I can receive mobile phone calls automatically I haven’t had any issues with lag.