Microphones

On Mar 9, 7:48*pm, wrote:
On Mar 9, 7:58*pm, Randy wrote:

Hi All
A Question about Boom Mics. Why are they always mounted on the right
side of the cockpit? Is there any reason for not being able to mount
them on the Left side.
Thanks
Randy

Most single seat gliders that have hinged canopies have hinge on
right. You are more likely to get hung up on the mike if it
is on the left. Obviously tilt up canopies are symetrical.
Interestingly, I rarely see people getting in and out of either from
the right.
But then maybe the mike is in the way.
Schweizer gliders are left hinged and mikes are usaully on that side,
so the convention seems to follow.
FWIW
UH

yep i have an "American" glider which hinges from the left so I
mounted my boom mike on the left. Funny, I'm pretty sure that when
I've flown Leah's Cherokee (which has a totally removable canopy a la
Ka 6) I've still entered from the right as is my habit.

Funny, I have a German glider with a removable canopy, yet I always
enter from the left - must be a bad habit I picked up from towing...

Don't have a boom mike, but I always wear my headset on the right...

aerodyne

On Mar 9, 7:05*pm, "
wrote:
Funny, I have a German glider with a removable canopy, yet I always
enter from the left - must be a bad habit I picked up from towing...

Don't have a boom mike, but I always wear my headset on the right...

aerodyne

Also funny, my canopy hinges at the rear, yet I also always get in
from the the left.... and same with my motorcycles, and horses, oh
wait, I don't ride horses... never mind.