We normally get a jump-seat ride as often as possible. It's really usefull to see it from the flightdeck side, ie the pre-brief, startup etc etc.
On the comment about flightdeck visits to Ops - I disagree with Oooh Matron in the fact that quite a few of the Capt's / FOs have spent time in Ops - and we've found them to be the most helpfull now they realise what goes on here. A complete 360 from what some of them were like beforehand !
Any form of cross-famil has to be a good thing IMHO.
And Grandad - flightdeck crews are welcome anytime here - I for one appreciate them taking an interest, quite apart from the fact we can get more direct feedback about reroutes etc etc.
[This message has been edited by ghost-rider (edited 15 September 1999).]