Fake Italian pilot traveled in cockpit, police say

[swisspilot]

Definitely no CASS type system in Europe. It is not uncommon for wannabee student pilots to ask to ride in the jumpseat (after paying for a ticket) and riding up front. Each country has slightly different rules (UK has very strict rules on jumpseats) and each airline has their own policies.

A friend of mine paid for a ticket but missed his flight. He was wearing the monkey suit because he came straight from some flying lessons (student pilot at the time) and the ticket agent assumed he was flight crew and put him in the jumpseat. She didn't even ask him about his paid ticket.

back in 2008 I flew to Europe on Swiss to my own town via ZRH, I took the flight right after a flight lesson at my flight school and was in a huge rush to not miss the flight so I didn`t changed from the uniform FSA makes you wear, when I got to ZRH I was in line at the controls
to access the domestic terminal, when I got called to use the crew lane, nobody checked any ID.

In many places around the world you are allowed to access the jetrbidge on domestic flights with a Pilot Certificate, usually they just look over it quick, in Brasil you can ride on the jet bridge as long as the capt is ok with it with just a 1st Class medical, I flew couple times for free from Rio de Janeiro to the north of Brazil, just with my Medical, I was allowed into the terminal of the international airport of Rio and escorted to the plane I was gonna board, the guy just looked at the certificate for a sec and gave it back to me.

 

[JordanD]

you can ride on the jet bridge

Lamest amusement park ride ever.


(I know what you meant)

 

[BCTAv8r]

back in 2008 I flew to Europe on Swiss to my own town via ZRH, I took the flight right after a flight lesson at my flight school and was in a huge rush to not miss the flight so I didn`t changed from the uniform FSA makes you wear, when I got to ZRH I was in line at the controls
to access the domestic terminal, when I got called to use the crew lane, nobody checked any ID.

In many places around the world you are allowed to access the jetrbidge on domestic flights with a Pilot Certificate, usually they just look over it quick, in Brasil you can ride on the jet bridge as long as the capt is ok with it with just a 1st Class medical, I flew couple times for free from Rio de Janeiro to the north of Brazil, just with my Medical, I was allowed into the terminal of the international airport of Rio and escorted to the plane I was gonna board, the guy just looked at the certificate for a sec and gave it back to me.

That's pretty cool. I assumed Brazil had adopted similar rules as the US, since the few times I've asked Brazilian FAs to visit the cockpit in the past few years, the answer was always no.

I'll never forget visiting the cockpit of a VASP MD-11 mid flight as a kid though.

 

[swisspilot]

That's pretty cool. I assumed Brazil had adopted similar rules as the US, since the few times I've asked Brazilian FAs to visit the cockpit in the past few years, the answer was always no.

I'll never forget visiting the cockpit of a VASP MD-11 mid flight as a kid though.

Well usually when pilots commute they don`t wear an uniform, or if they do they remove everything from it (wings,..), I dunno if they do it because you have to or becasue they want to have a beer/red label...when you get a ride, usually you walk up front to say thank you to the capt, just tell the FA you are a pilot, even if you are not on a pass, and the sector is longer then lets say an hour go up front and ask if during the flight you can visit the cockpit, unless they are giving a ride to some 250 Lbs mechanic they will be more then happy to let you in. If the flight is short not a chance as they are pretty busy up there.

I jump seated many flights out of SP and Rio, to Salvador, Teresina, Sao luis and Belo Horizonte.

They are so relaxed, at one point I was gonna be able to take rides on 727s cargos flying for the Banco Central, Million and Millions of brand new reais, they would fly from Rio to pretty much anywhere in Brazil, I never went becasue the schedule was pretty horrible...

What I really love here is that there are no liquids restrictions on flights...

 

[wheelsup]

So they don't check ID's and such at the gate?

In the US captains are supposed to request the license and medical for the jumpseater

 

[z987k]

In the US captains are supposed to request the license and medical for the jumpseater

Well not only that, but the gate agent checks for a company ID, passport and that you're in their system to.