Weight restricted? Grrr...

[sktwstdfrk]

Wanderlust...

A$$, Cash, or Grass, nobody rides for free.

Memorize it. Did u have anything to offer?

Piedmont crew brought us some Krispy Kreme's last week, so what happened this week when an EN'r wanted the jumpseat? We threw 650 lbs. of ballast in the back to accomodate.
It may have not been the 3 listed above, but who is gonna turn down some free Krispy Kreme?

 

[Wanderlust]

Those are good points, but by the time the gate agent booted me, the flight was already 30 minutes late. I hadn't spoken to (or bribed) the captain. As for the previous responses, you're telling me they don't have enough flexibility to fudge 200lbs on a 50,000lb airplane? Brilliant. I always make the numbers work for a jumpseater.

 

[rtmcfi]

As for the previous responses, you're telling me they don't have enough flexibility to fudge 200lbs on a 50,000lb airplane? I always make the numbers work for a jumpseater.

Might not have been just 200 lbs. They may well have left a few revenue pax as well. When that happens, you are doomed. Unless you are a United pilot, on United equipment, you are not getting a jumpseat on a truly weight restricted airplane that had to boot revenue pax.

 

[rtmcfi]

The RJ sucks.

Plus the -200 is out of CG with 50 people and all their damn bags.

Actually, the -200 is out of CG with 50 ppl and not enough bags. More bags=better for a jumpseater, up to max TOW. If you are jumpseating on a CRJ-200, gate check all of your bags, it will help.

 

[siucavflight]

Those are good points, but by the time the gate agent booted me, the flight was already 30 minutes late. I hadn't spoken to (or bribed) the captain. As for the previous responses, you're telling me they don't have enough flexibility to fudge 200lbs on a 50,000lb airplane? Brilliant. I always make the numbers work for a jumpseater.

This can not be a serious post, it has to be flame bait, no way anyone can not understand this.

 

[CFI2766]

At least you had a chance with the RJ, regional turboprops are ZFW limited from the starting gate. Lot's of types can't fill all the seats no matter how cold the temp, how clear the wx, or how short the flight.

'Lot's of types'????

Okay, turboprop expert, whatever.

 

[sweptback]

Those are good points, but by the time the gate agent booted me, the flight was already 30 minutes late. I hadn't spoken to (or bribed) the captain. As for the previous responses, you're telling me they don't have enough flexibility to fudge 200lbs on a 50,000lb airplane? Brilliant. I always make the numbers work for a jumpseater.

If they do ACARS W&B, then no, probably not. The easiest way to fudge the numbers is to lower the fuel, and with ACARS, the fuel is sent with the OOOI times. So, they would know if the fuel difference is that large (whether anybody would follow up on it is anybody's guess). Plus, if it's a CG issue, the ACARS is much more exact that the CG wheel, which could be fudged.

I'm willing to bend over backward to get a jumpseater on, but I'm not willing to put my certificate at risk to do so. That being said, I've filed different routes, changed my cruise altitude, held flights for ballast, shuffled bags around, taken headwind credits... there's lots of legal options.

 

[blesko]

kid count

 

[captainv]

ACARS at Comair? Please...

The weather sucked in BOS, so no amount of pencil-whipping is going to get you on. I used to commute GSO-ATL and if the airplane had an alternate, I'd go back to Ops and take a nap. It just wasn't going to happen.

 

[avbug]

Jumpseating isn't a right. It's a privilege. The reasons you're denied aren't really important; you don't have a right to ride. Walk away.

 

[Varmint]

Jumpseating isn't a right. It's a privilege. The reasons you're denied aren't really important; you don't have a right to ride. Walk away.

Amen.

 

[Wanderlust]

Jumpseating isn't a right. It's a privilege. The reasons you're denied aren't really important; you don't have a right to ride. Walk away.

It's a privilege afforded by the captain, not the gate agent.

 

[ALIMBO]

You lost game over.

 

[filejw]

It's a privilege afforded by the captain, not the gate agent.

Well it used to be now its by the captain within parameters given by the company and getting thru the gate agents is one of them...

 

[dojetdriver]

Well it used to be now its by the captain within parameters given by the company and getting thru the gate agents is one of them...

And sadly, thats about the best way to sum it up in this day and age. The JS has become one of the true ultimate erosions of PIC authority.