Originally Posted by
Cheerfulflyer
I take it that your son, when he is flying the plane, is positioned "on the other side" of the cockpit door. I don't know why but for me "behind" the cockpit evokes the pax sitting area, which is "behind" the seats reserved for pilots.
Ha! Yes, while he's only flown me once in an airliner (quite by chance), I believe you are quite right that "on the other side" would have been the proper description of his location. The other alternative would probably give new meaning to the term "deadheading." But I must say that my flights with him in small planes when he was a flight instructor and a check airman were much more enjoyable. No doors at all.