Aircraft systems and methods for monitoring onboard communications

A method of monitoring communications onboard an aircraft, the method comprising:

• identifying, by a processing system onboard the aircraft, a functional change to an onboard avionics system;
• identifying, by the processing system, a designation associated with a pilot responsible for the functional change;
• determining, by the processing system, an expected callout pertaining to the functional change based at least in part on the functional change, the designation associated with the pilot, and one or more callout rules associated with the onboard avionics system;
• monitoring, by the processing system, an audio input device coupled to the processing system for the expected callout;
• and
• generating, by the processing system at an output device coupled to the processing system, a user notification in response to an absence of the expected callout.

An aircraft system comprising:

• an avionics system;
• a data storage element maintaining one or more callout rules;
• an audio input device;
• an output device;
• and
• a processing system coupled to the data storage element, the avionics system, the audio input device, and the output device to:
• identify a source of a change to a functionality of the avionics system;
• determine an expected response to the change by a pilot based at least in part on the change, the source, and the one or more callout rules;
• monitor the audio input device for the expected response by the pilot;
• and
• generate a user notification via the output device in response to an absence of the expected response.