Negative. Have thought about finding a way to do this, but as far as I can tell there are no cheap ways. Moreover, I usually fly IFR, and need to listen for instructions/handoffs/amendments to route from ATC.
XM smooth jazz all the time. Zulu automatically adjusts for radio. Don't mind the two together, on long trips there is little ATC contact.
If you had a Cirrus this wouldn't be a problemYep, I largely fly IFR. The number of interruptions to the music from ATC would make listening not very useful.
Of course!
If you had a Cirrus this wouldn't be a problem. There's a setting on the audio panel to auto mute the music whenever someone talks on the radio.
That's the problem though. The mute feature is constantly activating.If you had a Cirrus this wouldn't be a problem. There's a setting on the audio panel to auto mute the music whenever someone talks on the radio.
That movie was my inspiration. Next you'll tell me a teenager and a guard pilot couldn't really steal F16s and fly them to the ME.Someone should have told him not to race with his flaps extended.
Negative. Have thought about finding a way to do this, but as far as I can tell there are no cheap ways. Moreover, I usually fly IFR, and need to listen for instructions/handoffs/amendments to route from ATC.
Yep, I largely fly IFR. The number of interruptions to the music from ATC would make listening not very useful.
I rarely use the auto mute feature. I always keep the music on low-ish volumeI flown planes (including SR22) with audio panels with that capability. I find the music cutting in and out far more annoying than silence.
I don't use the auto mute much. I prefer to have the music on low all the time rather than normal volume cutting in and out all the time.That's the problem though. The mute feature is constantly activating.
Same problem with many of the installed music systems.....every time I want to sing along with Waylon, it cuts out the music!
Personally, I only listen to music on VFR flights, using earbuds inside my David Clarks. Works well for me.
If you had a Cirrus this wouldn't be a problem. There's a setting on the audio panel to auto mute the music whenever someone talks on the radio.
I don't use the auto mute much. I prefer to have the music on low all the time rather than normal volume cutting in and out all the time.
When the plane is equipped with XM, I do. One of my best memories from flying was a flight from Wichita to Omaha. I distinctly remember John Mellencamp on the radio as I was flying somewhere over the middle of nowhere. Somehow, it seemed to perfectly fit the part of the country I was flying over. I guess that's why he's classified as Heartland Rock.
My audio panel has ICS mode that disables the auto-mute. You may want to check and see if yours does too. Makes a world of difference.Only when there is little to no radio chatter, the constant cutting in/out is annoying.
Actually, music isn't as much of a distraction as you would think. Just set the volume to back ground level. And then the audio panel or the headset so that any transmission or intercom doesn't interrup the music. For my PMA 450 audio panel, I set the "mute" mode to Karaoke, then have the volume to where I can enjoy the music, but does not mask ATC.Yep, I largely fly IFR. The number of interruptions to the music from ATC would make listening not very useful.
Actually, music isn't as much of a distraction as you would think. Just set the volume to back ground level. And then the audio panel or the headset so that any transmission or intercom doesn't interrup the music. For my PMA 450 audio panel, I set the "mute" mode to Karaoke, then have the volume to where I can enjoy the music, but does not mask ATC.
A little bit of Fran Sinatra, Wierd Al, some Ska, Classic Rock, Spike Jones and his City Slickers make the long XC's not feel so long.
I don't, but I'm not opposed to it either. I do often, on a VFR flight, listen to AM talk radio using the ADF.
Let's see some more photos of that dog! Love his smile![]()
Not since they pulled the ADF out.
Me and my brother Cooter and my other brother Cooter....
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every passenger that I've played it for has, within a couple of songs, figured out what I was up to...