How do you make a PA with the Handset?

How do you make a PA with the Handset?

• A. Press the PTT button on the handset.
• B. Pick up the handset and press the PTT button.
• C. Pick up the handset
• D. Speak into the microphone on the cockpit speaker

Answer: (C)

When using the handset to make a PA, simply lift the handset. This activates the interphone/PA circuit and the handset microphone becomes live, allowing you to speak to the cabin without pressing any button. The push-to-talk switch isn’t required for this, and speaking into the cockpit speaker mic routes audio through the wrong path. So the correct action is to pick up the handset and speak.

When using the handset to make a PA, simply lift the handset. This activates the interphone/PA circuit and the handset microphone becomes live, allowing you to speak to the cabin without pressing any button. The push-to-talk switch isn’t required for this, and speaking into the cockpit speaker mic routes audio through the wrong path. So the correct action is to pick up the handset and speak.