Question Aviation headset brain controller - where do you put it?

[Neal]

My OCD kicks in again and the cable management in my Carbon Cub FX-3 can drive me crazy at times. I've tried various locations to hold my Bose A20 brain controller from velcroing a 3D printed mount on the wing root, a suction cup option on the window, or just leaving it dangling. I have the straight cord on my Bose A20 with LIMO plug. What I've been doing mostly is letting it just dangle down from the plug but recently I had this situation when taxiing I hear this "tick tick tick tick" wondering what's going on, is there something in my wheel or tire? Then I did my preflight one day and I typically take the wing tip and push it up and down and I hear the noise again. Is it fuel sloshing against something causing this? Then the ahaaaaah! It's the brain bouncing off the window or side panel. Enough of that, back to a velcro mount on the wing root just above the trim priority switch. The only problem now is the cable from the headset going over my shoulder and up. I have used the little clip in the past to clip the cable to my survival vest, jacket, shirt, whatever but that's not really helping right now as the cable I have to work with is shorter now with the brain controller at the wing root.

How are others handling the Bose brain controller? This applies to any headset with the controller, it's not Bose specific.

 

[Waldom]

In a stock PA-11, I mounted the holder on the left cockpit sidewall against the back edge of the facia that groups the ignition switch and carburetor and cabin heat controls. Essentially just below and behind the left elbow of the front seat occupant. The plugs are inserted in the jacks of a portable intercom box mounted on the throttle tunnel just above it. The headset wire is routed under the inside of the upper arm. This setup keeps the wiring and hardware out of the way in a tight cockpit.

It is slightly awkward but possible to adjust in flight by feel. I don't need to do that though because I leave the control settings where I want them and switch the power and bluetooth on before I climb into the seat. Usually the only time I touch the headset control while seated is to switch the power off while taxiing in after landing. By the way, this airplane does not have an electrical system so the comm radio, intercom, and headset are powered with the internal batteries of each individual unit.

The headset is a David Clark OneX with standard plugs and the mount is a 3D printed one from Sporty's Pilot Shop. The mount is overpriced but the control fits in it securely.