The Great Jumpseat War of 2019
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tcco94
Future GTA VI Pilot
We were told that doesn't apply on flights. I believe our FOM has that same thing too.
Jordan93
Well-Known Member
I’d have to double check but I don’t think our FOM has that little asterisk.
Maximilian_Jenius
Super User
What about over the headphones on a deadhead? You gotta have something on to help ignore/avoid the barrage of questions, while you're DH'ing in uniform.
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Cory Trevor
Well-Known Member
Even that doesn’t work.
Maximilian_Jenius
Super User
Ugh. What about pretending to be asleep?
Cory Trevor
Well-Known Member
Both are good ways to get tapped on the shoulder to get your attention. Honestly it doesn’t happen too much and when it does I don’t mind talking to people who are afraid of flying or whatever their deal is
Jordan93
Well-Known Member
“No hablo Ingles!”
I have a lightweight under armour pullover that I usually throw on for deadheading. I usually just have my stock apple headphones and don’t bring my Bose on work trips.
Maximilian_Jenius
Super User
I would totally talk to a kid who's into aviation and has questions in a situation like that. When I go 121. I used to be that kids years ago. But all others might get the stink eye.
tcco94
Future GTA VI Pilot
But it's always "I wanted to be a pilot but....."
Happens like 90% of the time
Jordan93
Well-Known Member
O yea I have no problem answering questions. It’s part of the job. Surprisingly, I’ve gotten a lot more adults to do a cockpit tour than children and teens.
I'm generally a total grump "bah, humbug" attitude towards children in general but work is the one exception. As much as people downplay the job we're still rock-star level with some of these kids, and in an age where half of them are glued to an iPad with Peppa Pig on it, it's a good thing to foster a little interest and "woah, cool!" with them.
Inverted
mmmmmm wine
I wear mine starting on the lot D bus, all the way to the gate. Ain’t nobody asking me where the bathrooms are!
Screaming_Emu
Well-Known Member
“me too...so I f’in did it.”
jynxyjoe
Queso King
learhawkerbe400
Well-Known Member
I would be super embarrassed and pissed if i was a Skywest or republic guy. Letting some dumb lifers put you in this position because they have an inferiority complex sucks.
Kingairer
'Tiger Team' Member
I still don’t get it. Say it’s an AA flight. Dude from RAH just gets done flying AA flights all day and walks over to grab a jumpseat. Allegiant pilot is already there. (It’s that crappy airplane with 1 jumpseat). Why should the allegiant guy get it over a guy that’s been hauling AA passengers all day? He’s going after AA and AAWO, that’s a given, but afterwards it seems logical he’d be given priority over an OAL JS.