ATC Fam flights..are they welcome?
Just flown back across the pond today to YYZ and as I am now training on terminal control there asked if it would be possible to sit in the jump seat for the last hour of the flight to observe final approach etc and note the workload of the pilots, aswell as giving me a chance to ask questions of what would make for helpful ATC. All good stuff for training
I was met with a resounding no from the Cabin crew and told security measures prevented this. This has been the case the last 3 or 4 times I have travelled.
What is the concensus amongst airline pilots. Would you welcome ATC in the cockpit? Should we know what is going on on the flightdeck? Why does airline security prevent "security cleared" controllers from being up front?
If the answer is yes to some of the above then why are fam flights such a rarity now....and maybe for another forum..why do the cabin crew take it upon themselves to say no without asking the Captain?