I love background music - especially on long trips when the frequency is quiet - who would dream of buying a car in this day and age without a sound system? Clearly we don't have to communicate much when we are driving (except on the hands-free mobile) and we do when we fly so the sound must be unobtrusive and non distracting. It is only ever on during the cruise but stowed the second the weather gets poor or on approach.
My audio panel also has an input jack for background music which cuts the musical sounds the minute a transmission is made. Right next to it is a cigar lighter socket and when I am not lighting cigars
this can power the aforementioned gizmo.
My IPOD failed yesterday at FL180 when I was feeling partial to a short celebratory blast of muzak and I thought that the pressure might have something to do with it - it was pretty cold in the cockpit even with the heater and blower on full blast with an OAT of -22C. I tried reviving it with oxygen (after I had put my cigar out
) but it just kept making a sad face at me. Back at ground level it has made a full recovery!
SB
(In reality an avid Non-smoker)