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Am 10.03.2011 04:03, bildan wrote:
On Mar 9, 5:58 pm, 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 I've sometimes wondered why a highly directional mike couldn't be mounted in the instrument panel which would be completely out of harm's way. Actually there is someone in Germany offering such panel-mounted microphones for 49 EUR in the classified ads on http://www.segelflug.de/cgi-bin/clas...lassifieds.cgi Search for "Einbaumicro" or Ad no. 10339. I guess you also could use any other highly directional mike from your nearest electronics supplier.... -- Peter Scholz ASW24 JE |
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At 07:04 10 March 2011, Peter Scholz wrote:
Am 10.03.2011 04:03, bildan wrote: On Mar 9, 5:58 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 I've sometimes wondered why a highly directional mike couldn't be mounted in the instrument panel which would be completely out of harm's way. Actually there is someone in Germany offering such panel-mounted microphones for 49 EUR in the classified ads on http://www.segelflug.de/cgi-bin/clas...lassifieds.cgi Search for "Einbaumicro" or Ad no. 10339. I guess you also could use any other highly directional mike from your nearest electronics supplier.... -- Peter Scholz ASW24 JE Apart from the ergonomics I would think its historical. People wore a sword on their left so mounted a horse from the left to prevent it fouling. They rode on the left as it was easier to fight someone on their right side. When it came to cars people mounted from the left to stay out of the road. The chauffer would get in from the other side hence R/H drive cars. Which raises the question "why is America the opposite? I also think it used to be considered unluckey to mount from the right! Dave |
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On Mar 10, 6:53*am, Dave Stewart
wrote: At 07:04 10 March 2011, Peter Scholz wrote: Am 10.03.2011 04:03, bildan wrote: On Mar 9, 5:58 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 I've sometimes wondered why a highly directional mike couldn't be mounted in the instrument panel which would be completely out of harm's way. Actually there is someone in Germany offering such panel-mounted microphones for 49 EUR in the classified ads on http://www.segelflug.de/cgi-bin/clas...lassifieds.cgi Search for "Einbaumicro" or Ad no. 10339. I guess you also could use any other highly directional mike from your nearest electronics supplier.... -- Peter Scholz ASW24 JE Apart from the ergonomics I would think its historical. People wore a sword on their left so mounted a horse from the left to prevent it fouling. They rode on the left as it was easier to fight someone on their right side. When it came to cars people mounted from the left to stay out of the road. The chauffer would get in from the other side hence R/H drive cars. Which raises the question "why is America the opposite? I also think it used to be considered unluckey to mount from the right! Dave Dave's right. Every self-respecting horseman, motorcyclist, bicyclist, elephant or camel driver ... gets on their steed from the left. Everything else would feel awkward and might well invite bad luck - although I'm not that superstitious. Don't jinx it, do not follow the misdirected Schweizer example, they got it completely wrong! Herb |
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Which raises the question "why is America the opposite?
Contrariness? Bucking the trends? |
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At 12:53 10 March 2011, Dave Stewart wrote:
At 07:04 10 March 2011, Peter Scholz wrote: Am 10.03.2011 04:03, bildan wrote: On Mar 9, 5:58 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 I've sometimes wondered why a highly directional mike couldn't be mounted in the instrument panel which would be completely out of harm's way. Actually there is someone in Germany offering such panel- mounted microphones for 49 EUR in the classified ads on http://www.segelflug.de/cgi-bin/clas...lassifieds.cgi Search for "Einbaumicro" or Ad no. 10339. I guess you also could use any other highly directional mike from your nearest electronics supplier.... -- Peter Scholz ASW24 JE Apart from the ergonomics I would think its historical. People wore a sword on their left so mounted a horse from the left to prevent it fouling. They rode on the left as it was easier to fight someone on their right side. When it came to cars people mounted from the left to stay out of the road. The chauffer would get in from the other side hence R/H drive cars. Which raises the question "why is America the opposite? I also think it used to be considered unluckey to mount from the right! Dave I was under the impression that R/H drive cars were that way to improve road visibility when driving on the left. Chauffeured denizens would usually sit in the rear, so it would not matter which side the driver climbed in. I digress... Certainly I was taught to enter and egress a glider from the left also, although no explanation was give as to why this was the case - it was just "what you did". I learnt in K21s that have transversely hinged canopies, but the microphone is on the right too. A boom mic can be placed very close to your oral portal, hence requiring a relatively low sensitivity transducer. With regard to the directional microphones, would these not also pick up and sound directly between the pilot and binnacle? Although the fact that such directional transducers can be purchased suggests that this is not an issue. There's only one way to find out... |
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On Mar 10, 6:53*am, Dave Stewart
wrote: At 07:04 10 March 2011, Peter Scholz wrote: Am 10.03.2011 04:03, bildan wrote: On Mar 9, 5:58 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 I've sometimes wondered why a highly directional mike couldn't be mounted in the instrument panel which would be completely out of harm's way. Actually there is someone in Germany offering such panel-mounted microphones for 49 EUR in the classified ads on http://www.segelflug.de/cgi-bin/clas...lassifieds.cgi Search for "Einbaumicro" or Ad no. 10339. I guess you also could use any other highly directional mike from your nearest electronics supplier.... -- Peter Scholz ASW24 JE Apart from the ergonomics I would think its historical. People wore a sword on their left so mounted a horse from the left to prevent it fouling. They rode on the left as it was easier to fight someone on their right side. When it came to cars people mounted from the left to stay out of the road. The chauffer would get in from the other side hence R/H drive cars. Which raises the question "why is America the opposite? I also think it used to be considered unluckey to mount from the right! Dave We still mount motorcycles, bicycles, horses, and elephants from the left. We have left hand drive because we drive on the right side of the road. |
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On 3/10/2011 8:18 AM, Tony wrote:
On Mar 10, 6:53 am, Dave Which raises the question "why is America the opposite? I also think it used to be considered unluckey to mount from the right! Dave We still mount motorcycles, bicycles, horses, and elephants from the left. We have left hand drive because we drive on the right side of the road. And, we also mount our cars from the left. I assume that because it's unlucky to mount from right, as Dave points out... -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) |
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At 12:53 10 March 2011, Dave Stewart wrote:
At 07:04 10 March 2011, Peter Scholz wrote: Am 10.03.2011 04:03, bildan wrote: On Mar 9, 5:58 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 I've sometimes wondered why a highly directional mike couldn't be mounted in the instrument panel which would be completely out of harm's way. Actually there is someone in Germany offering such panel- mounted microphones for 49 EUR in the classified ads on http://www.segelflug.de/cgi-bin/clas...lassifieds.cgi Search for "Einbaumicro" or Ad no. 10339. I guess you also could use any other highly directional mike from your nearest electronics supplier.... -- Peter Scholz ASW24 JE Apart from the ergonomics I would think its historical. People wore a sword on their left so mounted a horse from the left to prevent it fouling. They rode on the left as it was easier to fight someone on their right side. When it came to cars people mounted from the left to stay out of the road. The chauffer would get in from the other side hence R/H drive cars. Which raises the question "why is America the opposite? I also think it used to be considered unluckey to mount from the right! Dave I was under the impression that R/H drive cars were that way to improve road visibility when driving on the left. Chauffeured denizens would usually sit in the rear, so it would not matter which side the driver climbed in. I digress... Certainly I was taught to enter and egress a glider from the left also, although no explanation was give as to why this was the case - it was just "what you did". I learnt in K21s that have transversely hinged canopies, but the microphone is on the right too. A boom mic can be placed very close to your oral portal, hence requiring a relatively low sensitivity transducer. With regard to the directional microphones, would these not also pick up and sound directly between the pilot and binnacle? Although the fact that such directional transducers can be purchased suggests that this is not an issue. There's only one way to find out... |
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On 3/10/2011 8:22 AM, Paul Tribe wrote:
Certainly I was taught to enter and egress a glider from the left also, although no explanation was give as to why this was the case - it was just "what you did". I learnt in K21s that have transversely hinged canopies, but the microphone is on the right too. I enter and leave my glider from the "low" side - that's the side with the wing on the ground; otherwise, it's a noticeably higher sill to crawl over on my ASH 26 E. The boom microphone is easily pushed to the side of the cockpit. I think I'd like a panel mounted directional mike because I wouldn't have to make an effort to put my mouth close to the boom mike while I'm looking around for clouds and traffic, and while trying to coordinate a photo shoot with another glider. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) - "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation Mar/2004" Much of what you need to know tinyurl.com/yfs7tnz |
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On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:22:53 +0000, Paul Tribe wrote:
Certainly I was taught to enter and egress a glider from the left also, although no explanation was give as to why this was the case - it was just "what you did". I learnt in K21s that have transversely hinged canopies, but the microphone is on the right too. Your club's K21 is different from my club's pair, then. Their canopies open fore and aft. Are you sure you aren't thinking of a K13, a G.103 or even a Puchacz? -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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