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Aviation headset to PC

Dimus

Dimus

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I was looking for a suitable adapter to use my aviation headsets on the PC for online and offline simming. I finally found this one:

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http://www.marvgolden.com/mg-01-pc-to-headset-adapter-two-plug.html

It converts a GA two plug set to 2x3.5mm jacks. It just arrived yesterday and I tested it. It works great, both for mic and speaker. However you need to have a headset that is also stereo. Most older headsets are mono only so you get the sound only in one ear. Thankfully I also had a basic Pooleys headset that has a switch between mono and stereo and it worked fine in stereo mode. I just need to remember to switch back to mono when using it in a real Cessna.

As the mic in the headset needs 9volt power which comes from the radio, the adapter needs to be loaded with a 9volt battery in order for the mic to work on the PC.
 

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When I was working for Pinch-A-Nickel/Pitiful Airlines, some puddle jumper jock actually left a headset at one of the gates, and I still have it! I'm gonna have to think about this one!
 
Dimus said:
I was looking for a suitable adapter to use my aviation headsets on the PC for online and offline simming. I finally found this one:

http://www.marvgolden.com/mg-01-pc-to-headset-adapter-two-plug.html

It converts a GA two plug set to 2x3.5mm jacks. It just arrived yesterday and I tested it. It works great, both for mic and speaker. However you need to have a headset that is also stereo. Most older headsets are mono only so you get the sound only in one ear. Thankfully I also had a basic Pooleys headset that has a switch between mono and stereo and it worked fine in stereo mode. I just need to remember to switch back to mono when using it in a real Cessna.

As the mic in the headset needs 9volt power which comes from the radio, the adapter needs to be loaded with a 9volt battery in order for the mic to work on the PC.
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Very cool....giving me some ideas...
 
Some more feedback after using it online. Again I need to stress that the set has to be stereo capable. Most classic ones like David-Clark are only mono. Also, passive aviation headsets have a high level of sound attenuation (my "good" ones are at 40dB). When having them on you really do not hear much around the house. You also do not hear your voice when you talk so you tend to talk louder than usual. You can set up to "hear" the mic in the Windows sound settings. This will feed your voice to the headphones. It may sound strange at first but could be better than not hearing your voice at all. I did not have issues with echo using this setting. You could adjust the mic output to regulate this.

In all, in works, you get to use a cool and comfy headset and can be regulated to suit your needs. That is of course if you happen to have a set as they are quite expensive.
 
More info after some use. The battery consumption is high and it died after 3 weeks. However, I am the one to blame as the spec clearly said that since there is no on-off switch, unplug when not in use to preserve battery life. I just read it too late as usual. RT*M!!!!:banghead:
 
Interesting info, thanks. I have just been looking at headsets over the past weekend. I actually saw that adapter in my online travels. I was looking to get something as I have recently bought a few FS2Crew products for use with a few airliners I have had for ages. Don't ask me why, I suppose I just wanted to learn something new:biggrin-new:.

I started looking at a heap of gaming headsets, actually bought a set and paid for them, and then the order was cancelled by the company as it seems they were out of stock. I was also looking at aviation headsets, and you're right, they are pretty expensive. Mind you some of the aviation headsets were cheaper than some of the gaming headsets I was looking at too. Flightstore.co.uk currently have sales on, and a few of their aviation headsets were half price. I still haven't bought anything as yet, but now I'm pretty sure I'm going to take the advice of the FS2Crew developer and buy a simple $20-$40 USB headset with mic.

I will start flying lessons one day, but I'll wait for that day until I dish out for a decent aviation headset.

Cheers,
 
The nice thing about a USB headset is that it registers as a separate sound device in Windows. If you run something like TeamSpeak, you can point that program to run on a sound device other than Windows default, which means your Sim runs through your main sound system and voice com's are split off to the headset. It really adds to the emersion factor in a multiplayer session!
 
Yeah, absolutely Tom. Luckily I did a bit of research because I almost jumped on a gaming headset which was pretty nice and had everything going for it, at half price, then at the last minute I thought I should check the connection type and if it was suitable. Turned out it had two 3.5mm jacks, and after a bit of research I found out that to run this headset with external sounds also I would need a separate sound card. That's why FS2Crew recommend a USB set, so that it is easily set up to work in conjunction with speakers. You can use your speakers as normal for all the engine and external sounds, and set up the headset/mic to just be the voice communication. I must have spent around 6 hours searching on the PC the other night, very late, and I still haven't purchased anything yet. Better than purchasing the wrong set I suppose.

Cheers,
 
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