Asking for the jumpseat and other lost traditions

Actually, lemme amend my post.

I have helped clean a 737 a few times when I flew SouthernJets Express (The Orlando "Sunshine" operation) back in the day because the flight attendants did, in fact, clean the airplane.

Usually we were late, or the captain made a run for grub for the crew or whatever so I'd chip in and help. Just a six-pack 737-200 so there wasn't a crap ton to do besides ACARS and the PDC (performance data computer) so if we were in a bind, yeah.

Primarily it's what I'd say I'd do during my interview if the situation called for it and how idiotic would it be that I wouldn't actually do as I said during my interview.

As first officer at Skyway, I'd have to clean the airplane on as little as a 10 minute turn so I wasn't necessarily above occasionally doing it again even though I added 300% more coat buttons as a submarine XO.
 
After talking with my girlfriend about the person I was referring to earlier, there is a strong chance they didn't survive, given the symptoms + age.


So having a passenger die under your watch isn't your problem if you have a commute.
Is that a fair assessment?


Der rote Baron said:
It seems I have to learn a lot about the US FA's :biggrin:
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Picture high school drama class and add in a lot more sex.
 
Nark said:
After talking with my girlfriend about the person I was referring to earlier, there is a strong chance they didn't survive, given the symptoms + age.


So having a passenger die under your watch isn't your problem if you have a commute.
Is that a fair assessment?




Picture high school drama class and add in a lot more sex.
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Okay let's put this a different way... your aircraft only requires FAs for passengers to be on board. You leave the aircraft to go to a different one during a tight turn to keep the operation on time. After you have left, but while deplaning, a customer becomes deathly ill... Since you are following FOM policy, how are you responsible for what happens during deplaning if your aircraft is already on the GPU?
 
Spice,

There is a huuuuuuuuuuuu
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Gggeeeeeeee difference from what you wrote about tail swapping and abandoning your crew after go-home leg.
 
Nark said:
Spice,

There is a huuuuuuuuuuuu
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Gggeeeeeeee difference from what you wrote about tail swapping and abandoning your crew after go-home leg.
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Not really. Still leaving the scenario area. I find it ridiculous that following the FOM guidance in both cases leads to different outcomes.
 
It's courtesy.

Just like popping into the cockpit and saying, "I have a seat in the back, thanks for the ride."

I bet you guys are the same who walk to the front of the long line of people going through TSA, without shoes waiting to dump their stuff on the belt, and plop your bags in front of them without saying a word. (Excuse me, please, pardon me etc...)

Or because you're commuters, you OJ'd through the terminal and caught the flight, but didn't grab a bite to eat. When the FA's come through and ask the passengers (you) if you want to purchase anything, you ask for a sandwich. Yet expect it for free because "professional courtesy."

I bet you are the guys that tail swap and don't give your cabin crew the opportunity to grab a bite along the way, but find the time for yourself in the middle of boarding to get a sandwich.

Or walk with your FA's to their car(s) at 0-dark thirty, in a really poorly lit crew parking lot.

I could go on but you get my point.
Courtesy isn't written in our FOM (because our CEO hasn't figured out a way to charge for it).
 
Nark said:
It's courtesy.

Just like popping into the cockpit and saying, "I have a seat in the back, thanks for the ride."

I bet you guys are the same who walk to the front of the long line of people going through TSA, without shoes waiting to dump their stuff on the belt, and plop your bags in front of them without saying a word. (Excuse me, please, pardon me etc...)

Or because you're commuters, you OJ'd through the terminal and caught the flight, but didn't grab a bite to eat. When the FA's come through and ask the passengers (you) if you want to purchase anything, you ask for a sandwich. Yet expect it for free because "professional courtesy."

I bet you are the guys that tail swap and don't give your cabin crew the opportunity to grab a bite along the way, but find the time for yourself in the middle of boarding to get a sandwich.

Or walk with your FA's to their car(s) at 0-dark thirty, in a really poorly lit crew parking lot.

I could go on but you get my point.
Courtesy isn't written in our FOM (because our CEO hasn't figured out a way to charge for it).
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Do you go in the rooms of your FA's to make sure there are no "boogie men" under the bed?
 
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