cockpit visits at SQ on the ground
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I let passengers visit my flight deck all the time. No security problem. You just have to know when to shut down the visit due to checklist management before push, etc. Anytime I tell them time's up and they've gotta' go back to their seats, they are always extremely polite and thankful.
Honestly, sometime we all take this security thing a but too far. By the time a passenger reaches the aircraft, they have been screened 3-5 times. Nothing to worry about there.
If a kid comes up and his parents are there I'll put him in my seat and let Dad get a photo of him. Tomorrow's aviators, folks. Someone's gotta' fly us around when we retire.
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Honestly, sometime we all take this security thing a but too far. By the time a passenger reaches the aircraft, they have been screened 3-5 times. Nothing to worry about there.
If a kid comes up and his parents are there I'll put him in my seat and let Dad get a photo of him. Tomorrow's aviators, folks. Someone's gotta' fly us around when we retire.
Sometimes, a little PR goes a long way to elevate our profession.
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Well said GEEBZ. But it has to be convenient and not disruptive to the cockpit crew AND comply with the airlines rules. Many of us started out in piloting because of a cockpit visit - what a pity paranoia seems to rule these days.
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I took a liking for flying and civil aviation when I was 5 and the jumpseat and cockpit visit opportunities just took my interest in that far much deeper. Each and every visit was incredible and fruitful. May seem nothing to those whose office is in there but to the enthusiasts and hopefuls, what a source of incredible insight, information and motivation.
It's a pity that the rules have changed but till today I'm still very appreciative of all the visits and jumpseats that I've gotten and still occasionally get. I still remember them very clearly... and oh did it set my heart out for an aviation career no matter what!
It's a pity that the rules have changed but till today I'm still very appreciative of all the visits and jumpseats that I've gotten and still occasionally get. I still remember them very clearly... and oh did it set my heart out for an aviation career no matter what!
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Geebz which airline do you work for? i will buy a ticket on your flight and would love to have my son up in the flight deck, cause the airline i work for does not permit any visits, so i have to take my son up in a Cessna.
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I have had my son in the cockpit sionce he was one month old. He has also flown a sim at two. This security stuff is out of control. I have no problem as long as they are polite as they always are. Amen to old school - my dad flew in WW2 god bless the time prior to 911..................................
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I don't think this thread has much further to go but it should be remembered that it was all about visits to the Flight Deck on SQ flights.
The rules are probably not the same as on domestic flights within one's own country or close neighbours.
A majority of SQ is long and medium haul with turn arounds that simply don't lend them selves to flight deck visits. I applaud the posters here who can always find time for visits, (Geebz etc.), I do though wonder what their cabin crew, traffic staff and engineers think about it as everyone struggles to make a slot time.
The rules are probably not the same as on domestic flights within one's own country or close neighbours.
A majority of SQ is long and medium haul with turn arounds that simply don't lend them selves to flight deck visits. I applaud the posters here who can always find time for visits, (Geebz etc.), I do though wonder what their cabin crew, traffic staff and engineers think about it as everyone struggles to make a slot time.
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Dudes are you seriosu our TAT is 30 Minutes SQ is Min and hour give me a break. You do what you can but this is silly and enough said I guess I am really sick of listening to the old legacy people who think that they always do it better than the new carriers - I love this business too much.
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I am so glad I got to watch quite a few approaches strapped into the jump seat back in the day, way before 911. Because those days are long gone. No can do now.
My son (9) was invited to the flight deck of an SQ 777 'in flight' in June of this year, he enjoyed it very much and no doubt like me (having had a similar experience of my own as 13 year old), it will stay with him forever.
