Non-Rev Crew Member In The Cockpit

Unless it is one of our guys in the back, then I'm not wasting my time. It would take me longer to explain stuff to them than just doing it myself. Plus every time you ask them to do something, you would have to watch and make sure they didn't goof it up. I can recite all checklists by memory (if needed) and we just don't have that much to do. Sorry PPLs, won't be logging anytime on my plane.
 
Pilotdude3407 said:
Unless it is one of our guys in the back, then I'm not wasting my time. It would take me longer to explain stuff to them than just doing it myself. Plus every time you ask them to do something, you would have to watch and make sure they didn't goof it up. I can recite all checklists by memory (if needed) and we just don't have that much to do. Sorry PPLs, won't be logging anytime on my plane.
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"......all other pilots of any kind, who aren't from my company, are too stupid to figure out how to flip switches in a mighty CRJ! This is a JET, by God!"

:D

I know what you're meaning. It's just how it comes across, as written. :)
 
Kingairer said:
I agree with the additional help only as a "Door bouncer" and whatever else may arise, but not much else, even radios.
Can you imagine if they said "with you" or pluralized your callsign?? The horror.
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You could always kill them with the crash axe, then call in the runner-up from the cabin selection. :)
 
Kingairer said:
I agree with the additional help only as a "Door bouncer" and whatever else may arise, but not much else, even radios.
Can you imagine if they said "with you" or pluralized your callsign?? The horror.
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"How do I pronounce that?"

"Chautauqua..."

"Yeah, but I'm on a Delta jet right?"

"Nah, it's Chautaqua... Whenever you hear "Chatauqua 4593", just answer the oh go back to your damned seat."
 
I have been airlining way too much lately. I'm always surprised how many in uniform flight crew are on board almost every flight. Of course I would offer to help if there was no one else to help. I could in theory reduce the workload for someone flying an aircraft I was not familiar with.

However back to what I brought up. Usually there are guys in an airline uniform that would likely be picked long before I would. Our uniforms are something a soda distributor would likely use. Likely at least 3 or 4 pilots would have to become incapacitated before I would even be able to offer to help.

I would want to get paid too... this could complicate things.
 
BigWaveDave said:
I have been airlining way too much lately. I'm always surprised how many in uniform flight crew are on board almost every flight. Of course I would offer to help if there was no one else to help. I could in theory reduce the workload for someone flying an aircraft I was not familiar with.

However back to what I brought up. Usually there are guys in an airline uniform that would likely be picked long before I would. Our uniforms are something a soda distributor would likely use. Likely at least 3 or 4 pilots would have to become incapacitated before I would even be able to offer to help.

I would want to get paid too... this could complicate things.
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You know, god forbid something goes down while I'm commercialing somewhere. I'm almost never in uniform, and I'm usually sitting there reading and listening to my earbuds (which block out just about all outside noise). Both pilots could croak from eating the proverbial fish, and I'd sit there head bobbing and eating bonbons all the way down. :)
 
dasleben said:
Oh hell, I don't care what they call me. A lot of these oldskool retired Delta guys I fly with refer to FOs as "co-pilots." I don't think they mean anything by it...they're just old. :)
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I call my sister a stewardess just to piss her off... It works!
 
I'd probably get on the ACARS and say "Hey, am I getting assignment pay?" :)
 
I tend to agree with MQAAord. If no other company pilot or off line air line pilots were available I think I would choose a working FA over a GA pilot. It's not really a slight against the passenger pilot but the FA can give more assistance where I need it. I know I can fly the airplane and talk to ATC by myself. The FA could assist in ways that greatly lower my workload. He/She could talk to medical personnel, the company, the passengers, and the other FA's in ways that would be of far greater value than an unfamiliar GA pilot. The FA speaks the language that all the fore mentioned people are expecting to hear.
 
If the Captain dies, I'll be drinking all the free drinks they'll be passing out to pacify the cattle. Better for you if I'm not within 20 feet of the cockpit. At the very least I'll be farting in to the mike on Center.
 
MikeD said:
You could always kill them with the crash axe, then call in the runner-up from the cabin selection. :)
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I could probably kill a man faster with my bare hands then I could with the crash axe. That things is a pain to get to for us FOs.
 
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