REPORTER EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTIES WITH FOREIGN BASED OWNER/PILOT OF CHALLENGER 603.

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IN SUM: THE OWNER THREATENED TO FLY THE ACFT SINGLE PLT WITH HIS FAMILY. THE RPTR INSISTED ON FLYING THE ACFT FROM THE L SEAT WITH THE OWNER A VERY RELUCTANT FO. IT WAS AN UNEVENTFUL FLT. THE RPTR IS GLAD TO BE OUT OF THIS SIT EVEN THOUGH IT COST HIM A LOT OF MONEY. AGAIN; THE OWNER DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE NOTION OF COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT OR 'SAFETY WINDOW' CONCEPT. GETTING THE OWNER TO READ THE CHKLIST FOR THE RPTR WAS A STRUGGLE. 'OWNER IS A GOOD STICK WITH A BAD ATTITUDE.' THE RPTR STILL THINKS THE OWNER TO BE UNQUALIFIED BOTH AS PIC AND SIC; EVEN AFTER 7 LEGS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR IS ON CALL FOR A COMPANY THAT SUPPLIES TEMPORARY PLTS FOR MANY CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. HE HAS ABOUT 2000 HRS IN VARIOUS MODELS OF THE 'CHALLENGER' CL 600 SERIES ACFT. THE ACFT ON THIS TRIP WAS THE CL 603A MODEL OWNED BY A FOREIGN NATIONAL. THE ACFT FLIES WITH A US REGISTRY. THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE RPTR HAD WHEN HE ACCEPTED THE JOB WAS THAT HE WAS TO BE THE COPLT AND THE PIC. THE RPTR FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE OWNER/PLT WAS MARGINALLY QUALIFIED AND NOT CURRENT EITHER IN THE L OR R SEATS. THE OWNER FORMERLY FLEW A LEAR. THE RPTR NEVER KNEW WHAT THE OWNER WOULD DO NEXT. THE OWNER 'IS A REALLY GOOD STICK; BUT HE FLIES AS IF HE IS THE ONLY ACFT IN THE SKY.' THE OWNER INSISTED ON DOING ALL OF THE COMS IN SPANISH IN LATIN AMERICA LEAVING THE RPTR COMPLETELY OUT OF THE LOOP AS THE RPTR DOES NOT SPEAK SPANISH. BOTH THE RPTR AND THE OWNER ARE ABOUT 55 YRS OLD. THE RPTR SAID THAT 'MAYBE I'M TOO STRAIGHT;' BUT THAT HE DIDN'T WANT THE OWNER TO KILL HIM. THE RPTR HOPES THAT THE OWNER WILL SOON LEARN THE PROPER WAY TO OPERATE THE ACFT. 'AUTOCRATIC' DESCRIBES THE OWNER AROUND THE ACFT; 'CHARMING' AWAY FROM IT.