Go to the boss and tell him:
"I can't go direct because of x, y, z but I can [
insert solution to problem here]. What do you think?"
A good boss on a good day should say "OK good decision" or "try this..."
Apply the rules that Flying-Spike has just posted and you'll be safe I would reckon.
The front seat of a Chieftain at night, in IMC, with CBs out there "somewhere" is a very lonely place to be, even if there's 9 other bods on board
