Serious question here; so please don't just use this as excuse to berate: As a professional pilot of thirty years experience, I've never flown for the airlines but do hold a commercial fixed wing licence as well as my helicopter ATPL.
As a paying economy class pax (no concessions available for folks like me
), I never let on that I am aircrew. Would cabin crew prefer that folk like me just STFU as I now do, or would you rather be aware that we are aircrew at the check in desk, from the viewpoint that we do understand the aircraft environment and one day we might be of use sitting by an emergency exit, at least more than an unqualified passenger?
Ta!
