Have you ever tried to jumpseat?

[V1 Rotate]

To say that we (91k) folks can't return the favor isn't entirely true. Recently, I carried a friend from Comair from CVG-St. Louis Spirit. All it took was for him to fill out some waiver form that dispatch faxed over and off we went. Of course, it does have to be a repo flight.

 

[kman]

I don't go to the FBO and eat your cookies or collect your steak bucks. .

I have seen at least 20 different 121 guys hanging out in FBO lounges in the last 6 years working for a for frac. Point is, who cares as long as they are a profressional and don't take up a spot needed by somebody else?

 

[waka]

To say that we (91k) folks can't return the favor isn't entirely true. Recently, I carried a friend from Comair from CVG-St. Louis Spirit. All it took was for him to fill out some waiver form that dispatch faxed over and off we went. Of course, it does have to be a repo flight.

Back in my Frac days, we took a 121 guy from HPN to IND and he got to graze off of the untouched pax catering (crudites, cheese tray and shrimp cocktail) from the previous leg.....with a private jet cabin to himself, probably the best "jumpseat" he ever had. Granted, because of the lack of a schedule, it isn't normal. However, I am sure that, given the opportunity, a Frac crew would be happy to give a ride to another professional pilot.

In the right place, TEB, HPN, SDL, DAL, PBI, LAS, etc, if a 121 pilot needs a ride, they have a measurable chance at finding a crew doing a positioning leg.

 

[Hair-on-Fire]

To say that we (91k) folks can't return the favor isn't entirely true.\ .

Only 99% true...........

 

[asaflyer]

Is there any way to find out if there are any scheduled repo's planned within a day or two at a certain field? Just curious. BTW, we are all pilots regardless of who we work for and each industry has it's pro's and con's. Personally I think it would be cool to try diferent types of flying. You may be surprised at what you like.

 

[CA1900]

There's no public web site or phone number, no, but a Netjets guy can look those flights up on our Blackberry. Of course, it's all subject to change, sometimes in-flight. Unfortunately, since we can't even ride on our empty legs now (thanks to that insider-trading scumbag David Sokol), it'll probably be a long road, if ever, before we'll be able to carry guys from other companies.

 

[aa73]

I would GLADLY bum a ride off you guys in your sleek rockets! That would be the best j/s ride EVER, wish we could reciprocate at the airlines, I would do so in a heartbeat.

 

[fischman]

I would GLADLY bum a ride off you guys in your sleek rockets! That would be the best j/s ride EVER, wish we could reciprocate at the airlines, I would do so in a heartbeat.

I ain't gonna lie. It's pretty comfy.

 

[Lord Wakefield]

Years ago, 135 EJM used to have scheduled runs on Lear 35's; cheques, VHS tapes, that sorta thing. They had a very modest number of agreements and any of the Execjet fracs could jumpseat by playing dumb if the list was ever pulled out.

 

[NEDude]

When I was at CommutAir we had specific jumpseat agreements with some non-121/135 operations. Specifically agreements were in place with Netjets and instructors from Flight Safety International (not the academy).

At Virgin America the cabin jumpseat is left to the captains' discretion (obviously CASS required for flight deck jumpseat). We have regularly carried pilots from Cathay Pacific as cabin jumpseaters.

IMHO, as a 121 pilot, I have no problem offering an available cabin seat to a fractional guy. However the fractional guys I know all have their tickets bought for them when it is work related travel, and they have so many frequent flier miles that there is really not much need to try and fly standby/jumpseat.