Yes, it is very annoying. As are the "Tarzan" and the "Burp". To answer your inquiry: To ease operation we turn down the volume - so we don't hear it. The frequencies in central europe are way to busy to allow for distractions. If one day we think it's too silent - we'll listen on 121.50. Silent cockpit
Worked the past 22years, will work the remaining ones as well....
I'd suggest to stop it here. Once there was an endless discussion on that, the thread seems to be deletet.