"buttman" wrote in message
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Interesting. I got into the habit of having the mic always on the left
side. When I started flying right seat, I never thought to switch. It
never bothered me.

Well, good for you. Suffice to say, there are people who care.

Another issue that I forgot to mention is that depending on the
configuration of the seatbelts, size of the pilot, and exact position of the
headset, having the mic boom on the same side as the shoulder harness can be
a real pain. Imagine getting your mic caught on the shoulder harness every
time you turn to look out the side window of the airplane.

Anyway, the point is that some people *do* have preferences with respect to
where the mic boom and/or route of the headset cable is, and for some of
those people, that preference depends on the seating position in the
airplane. For those people, having a headset that can be worn in only one
way is not tenable.

Pete