135 Jumpseat

[pilotman700]

I know there have been threads on this in the past. My company has few agreements but to make this simple, who will NOT take 135 Jumpseaters?

 

[IP076]

Then why not make him a list if its easy?

I'll even start it.

1. Southwest
2. ATA

 

[2LT]

Tab?

Tab Express F/O all grown up? Wow, that PFT really is the fast track!!

 

[starchkr]

Uhhhhhh... no, it would be easier to make the list of who will not take them.

1. Continental
2. Delta
3. American
4. United


That pretty much sums up who will not take 135 guys/gals. At least if you work for Airnet that is, other 135 guys will have different answers. I know we have enough to take us anywhere in the world (literally) we want to go.

 

[Magneto]

I've jumpseated with Southwest and America West and they always treat me like a king. They know we work our a$$es off and they respect us for it. It's nice to get some respect from guys who have more hours than I make in a year.

 

[mike1mc]

How do you go about getting jumpseat with these guys?? I'm 135, have the documentation, but obviously have no recip agreement... Just curious.

 

[starchkr]

you need to get a jumpseat coordinator (anyone who is willing to do it, can be anyone with your company)... then you need to be able to offer reciprocals. Now remember, just because you have an open seat next to you does not mean you can take riders. You must be able to comply with things like emergency exit requirements, SIC or auto pilot for carrying riders in IMC conditions, and meet some other stuff. Then you can approach the other airlines and let them know you would like to recip with them...some will do it, others will not.

 

[mike1mc]

Is it true that there a few cargo airlines that allow 135 jumpseaters without recip agreements? I remember hearing about Polar Air Cargo or Atlas that allows any 135 pilot with the proper documentation to jumpseat. Can anybody confirm this?

 

[cargoflyr69]

Shuttle America will take all 121 and 135 guys with or without a reciprocal agreement. So, welcome aboard! The tricky part will be convincing the gate agent/tsa/etc that you are legit if you are some small unknown 135 freight doggy

 

[rchcfi]

I'll chime in on this.....

I work for a little, tiny, miniscule, nat sized 135 operator, yet have written reciprocals with both Alaska and Era Aviation. We on the other hand allow anyone to jumpseat who is 121 or 135, sometimes 91 (corporate).

I am amazed at the courtesy both the companies we have agreements with show me. They are true professionals, and it is funny how the pilots always ask about and admire the "bush" guys. I guess because most of them started that way themselves and they know the conditions in which we operate.

For example, I have not had the opportunity to jumpseat anywhere for the last six months because I am the only line pilot and am on duty M-F 0800-1900......It hurts but it's fun!