UAL radio transmissions

[Mach 80]

Why do almost all the UAL radio transmissions have so much irritating background noise in them? Are you guys using hand held microphones 6 inches from your mouths or something? They sound awful. Just listen to your flights compared to other airlines. Most headset microphones have a sponge wrap that cut out air and background noise. You all should really look into them.

 

[skypine69]

Really?

 

[Mach 80]

Really. They're irritating.

 

[densoo]

It's not your imagination. They place this headset/mic in the cockpit

http://www.telex.com/us/aviation/product/5x5_Pro_III/1073?fam[]=52

except the boom mic is chopped off in the middle so there's no foam or button chamber at the end of it to cut out background noise. It's their way of "funding the future."

 

[waveflyer]

Demmit. Was hoping flopgut got caught stuck mic being douchie-er than our 3G guy.
Guess we're still king on that front...

 

[catIIIc]

UAL at least on he L-cal airplanes are all Platronics not Telex.

 

[Dan Roman]

Really. They're irritating.

I'm guessing you get irritated about a lot of things.

 

[densoo]

UAL at least on he L-cal airplanes are all Platronics not Telex.

They're no different from the Telex IMO,

http://www.plantronics.com/us/product/ms50-t30-1

Just about the cheapest in both price and quality that you can get. Many folks have bought a better setup.

 

[Mach 80]

I'm guessing you get irritated about a lot of things.

Nope, not a lot, but I'm tired of having to turn down the volume every time a UAL aircraft transmits and then having to turn it back up when he's done. They sound like someone flying a single engine noisy prop plane with a cheap microphone. If you listen you'll see what I mean.

 

[densoo]

They sound like someone flying a single engine noisy prop plane with a cheap microphone.

That would describe the 737 perfectly. If you don't get noise reduction headsets you'll lose your hearing and the boom mic that's just an open tube doesn't block any ambient noise.