Question about Lightspeed 3G?

Well, that puts Lightspeed completely out of contention for my quest for
an ANR headset. My flying job involves swapping seats, and I'll be damned
if I'll put a left only mike on while sitting in the right seat.

Interesting. My wife and I alternate legs on every flight, and we thus
switch seats and headphones all the time.

Since all of our headsets are LightSpeeds, we always have the mike boom on
the left side.

Just curious: Why is this a problem? Even when I had non-Lightspeed
headsets, I always wore the mike on the left.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Just curious: Why is this a problem? Even when I had non-Lightspeed
headsets, I always wore the mike on the left.

Whoops -- shoulda read the thread before posting...

"Never mind..."
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

You mean.......like this response?

We're talking about preferences on wearing a headset....not how to cure
cancer!



"Newps" wrote in message
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Peter MacPherson wrote:

Makes sense. Thanks.

It actually makes no sense.

It's not that big a problem. I'd just rather bleed from the head than wear
my mike on the WRONG side. Kind of like a Girlie Man. Lightspeed is the only
manufacturer I've run into that doesn't allow a swap.

It must be a slightly widespread problem since the only 3G's I've ever had
my hands on were already broken in the mike hinge area. And they were brand
new. Must have been some other clumsy corporate pilot had his hands on em!

I am looking for a deal on Bose. The best price I see is only about $50 off
retail. I do have a set of older Telex ANR-200s. They work fine on the jet
but are completely overwhelmed in the firebreathing Cessna 185, one of the
noisiest civil airplanes ever made.

Karl

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
newsJn9d.209165$D%.105797@attbi_s51...
Well, that puts Lightspeed completely out of contention for my quest for
an ANR headset. My flying job involves swapping seats, and I'll be damned
if I'll put a left only mike on while sitting in the right seat.

Interesting. My wife and I alternate legs on every flight, and we thus
switch seats and headphones all the time.

Since all of our headsets are LightSpeeds, we always have the mike boom on
the left side.

Just curious: Why is this a problem? Even when I had non-Lightspeed
headsets, I always wore the mike on the left.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Like, I could care what you could possibly think. Get some aviation
experience and come back to class!

Karl


"Newps" wrote in message
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kage wrote:
Two reasons, other than tradition!

It is a cord that has to dangle across your chest.

Or behind you.


And, more importantly, it inhibits normal conversation and vision between
crew. There is no reason for a left only headset.

My eyes are in my head. Sounds like yours are somewhere in your shoulder
or possibly your left arm if the cord is getting in your way. And how
could it possibly inhibit conersation? Are you getting strangled by the
cord and therefore can't talk?



David Clark knows this well. Plus you can drive a truck over a DC and
they will still work.

No DC can be driven over by a truck and still work.

Peter,

LOL! Tom, I have the headsets in my hand right now and the boom
*certainly* does rotate, as designed, around.


Ok, so look at the headset again. Now, what do you think those little
inscriptions on the earcups saying "left" and "right" are supposed to
mean? Then, tell me how you'll make the left cup sit on your left ear,
the right cup on your right ear, and the boom coming from the right.
See? Told you so.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Andrew,

As I said to Peter, the cups have left/right indications, so the
subject of a rotating boom is moot.

Has anyone made serious use of the cellular phone feature?


Yes. One of the key tricks is that it will only work properly when
connected to an intercom or radio, so that the headset mic will get
power. Also, I have found very different results with different phones.

As for the box, the switch (in or out) gives you (or at least me ;-)) a
good indication of the status. Also, with auto-shut-off, it doesn't
really matter...

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Kage,

My flying job involves swapping seats, and I'll be damned if
I'll put a left only mike on while sitting in the right seat.


I wouldn't know why not, but to each his/her own.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Kage,

There is no reason for a left only headset.


Well, yes, there is. And an excellent one. All headsets with good ANR
have asymmetrical earcups, since ANR works much better with those. DCs
don't have them. Tried their ANR yet?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Newps,

Makes sense. Thanks.

It actually makes no sense.


Agree.

And the run-over-by-truck-myth makes me wanna puke.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)