Jumpseat Rides
Joined: Feb 1999
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From: UK
I did my fair share of Jump seat rides. A shame, although moderately understandable, to stop them these days. Ironic that the FAA prior to Sept 11 had a policy of no visitors to the flight deck.
Anyway my jump seat experience is: Two couple of arrivals/dep on a 76 into the old Athens airport, an entire flight on a 76 back to London from Athens, a 757 dep from LGW and arrival into a very snowy Moscow, one other 757 into LHR. A 777 from Boston and arrival into LHR, two other 777 arrivals into LHR, and the best were 2 744 dep from LHR, a 744 arrival into Cape Town and a dep from Cape Town. All BA, and I must say I miss my trips to the flight deck - you got more cups of tea than sitting in first class, and the company was always excellent. I came back from Los Angeles on Monday, and really envied the good old days. Now, I'm in fear of someone finding out I'm a pilot.
I had a fair share of refusals for the departures, but often managed to get up to the flight deck during the flight, always taking my pilot licence. I'm due to go back to Cape Town on 18th Nov, so I'll guess I'll have to get a window seat to look at Table Mt again.
Anyway my jump seat experience is: Two couple of arrivals/dep on a 76 into the old Athens airport, an entire flight on a 76 back to London from Athens, a 757 dep from LGW and arrival into a very snowy Moscow, one other 757 into LHR. A 777 from Boston and arrival into LHR, two other 777 arrivals into LHR, and the best were 2 744 dep from LHR, a 744 arrival into Cape Town and a dep from Cape Town. All BA, and I must say I miss my trips to the flight deck - you got more cups of tea than sitting in first class, and the company was always excellent. I came back from Los Angeles on Monday, and really envied the good old days. Now, I'm in fear of someone finding out I'm a pilot.
I had a fair share of refusals for the departures, but often managed to get up to the flight deck during the flight, always taking my pilot licence. I'm due to go back to Cape Town on 18th Nov, so I'll guess I'll have to get a window seat to look at Table Mt again.
