The owner wants to listen in on cockpit communications.

[2EASYPilot]

Our "big" guy loves listening to the atc traffic and says it helps him fall asleep when he's tired. As mentioned before...on our Falcon's we can shut him off when atc starts chewing on us for something...he just thinks the freq got quiet. It's actually rather funny when we are international and can't quite understand what Miguel/Pierre/Hoorst/Winston, etc., are saying he gives a hand !!

 

[coffeepilot]

Challenger 300 has this installed in factory

In challenger 300 this can be installed in factory and is usually placed on number 4 seat! This is mainly for checkride purposes,but can also be used for back to listen atc etc...

We block this access because we dont need anyone to observe,judge and supervise what we do!

 

[MissKittyKat]

Hang in there folks, both pilots and flight attendants and cabin attendants, some owners are white knuckle fliers, they are actually afraid to be on their own aircraft. Don't get discouraged, offer them to come to the jumpseat if possible. If you have a good cabin attendant and good crew offer them some wine.

Just don't take if personally, some owners are really scared I know this to be true.

hang in there. But really some owners are afraid, they are not at ease, tooo much tension in their lives.

 

[CitationCapt]

Some really good posts.

CC

 

[N60OSU]

If he is the owner he may not be receptive to your hesitation to allow him to listen in. It is HIS airplane, after all and he probablt is not accustomed to being told "no," particularly by employees and with respect to his asset. In addition he may take it being somewhat standoffish. Working out a way to satisfy his curiousity while establishing the boundaries necessary to do your job professionally could be the only option you have. Many employees long for the chance to get some face time with the boss. You have the boss coming to you. The rapport you develop could be invaluable...

 

[Diesel]

.....or the job you lose due to a private conversation or a slip in the cockpit could be just as valuable.

Its his airplane but its your workplace. 600su might not have seen some of the excentries of certain owners flying checks.

 

[Rxflyer]

So, get him a listen-only headset. It doesn't have to have a boom mike, right ?

 

[Ernest T. Bass]

It's his airplane.

 

[learflyer]

The Charter/Management company I used to work for had an owner with this set-up in his E90. They were inherently paranoid people anyway - packed a survival kit on every flight, wouldn't fly together, would cancel the flight if it was raining or worse, etc.. Great folks to be around, just weird. I never saw him put the headset on nor did anyone else that flew the airplane but it the jack was there and a headset was stored in the back.


When I was at the fracs, we had a guy that always brought a defribillator (sp) with him! And then he would always ask us where we were from. Mind you I flew him around for 6 years!

 

[N60OSU]

.....or the job you lose due to a private conversation or a slip in the cockpit could be just as valuable.

Its his airplane but its your workplace. 600su might not have seen some of the excentries of certain owners flying checks.

Ahhh...so my opinion is worthless. Why could you not have simply left the last sentence out. It serves no purpose.

Every one of us has a boss. No, I have not had the pleasure flying mine around in an airplane but I have had the chance to work closely with some and, given the choice, would prefer to establish a relationship and show them exactly what it is I do. Yes some have their eccentricities. I have had those bosses as well. I've worked for complete pricks; guys who would just as soon I not bother them with the boring details of my simple life. I hope I am fortunate enough to always work for someone who takes an interest in what I'm doing.

Every one of us has a workplace. Perhaps it's not the place for a private conversation that could put your job in jeopardy. If the conversation is such that your boss would be inclined to fire you upon overhearing it then perhaps it's best for all involved that you part ways.

My point was simply that people with that much money and power tend to get their way in the end. I just think that the benefits of involving the boss outweigh the risks.

 

[Propnose]

Tell him he can llisten(evesdrop?) to your cockpit conversation if you can sit in on all of his most important biz meetings! Like any of us would really want to do that, huh?

 

[NHflyer]

I wouldn't worry. If you provide this ability for the boss, he'll listen in once or twice and then get bored with it and never use it again. All of our planes have this feature and I think in the several years I've been flying them I've once seen it being used. The bottom line is it's his plane.