I will always keep allowing people I personally know well, like my wife/ children and parents on the jump, no matter what the CAA or the SOP say.
Captain still has the final word, and I have never nor will I ever follow idiocy.
The same thing with locking the cockpit. Safety hazard and not on my ship!
I is about time that the pilot community reacts against so-called security measures that are in fact serious safety breaches (locking of the cockpit doors) and further prohibit a clear insight in aviation and their workings.
If my wife cannot fly on the jump, than a CAA suit won't either.
Before you guys say thatI have a bad mentality, let me tell you that I am all for SOP's and I am a genuine safety addict. But I do refuse to follow rules that by all standards are ludicrous.
The world has gone mad it seems...
By the way, it is my opinion that if something happens, like an attemted hijack, 3 in cockpit will be able to defend themselves far better than 2 pilots alone. Furthermore, the jumpseat prevents them from reaching the controls! Bet the CAA didn't think about that!