Originally Posted by
p100a
I'd give up my seat for the pilot. They are the ones taking us safely to and from, fighting fatigue, putting their career on the line every 6 months for medical checks, check rides etc. Give the guy the benefit of the doubt. You have absolutely no clue what his situation was. Many times a jumpseating pilot it told by the captain to grab an empty seat in front - for safety reasons in case something goes wrong, among other reasons. Not everything is so black and white!
Wouha,
I worked 9 years for a cargo airline flying B747/400F's with 14 seats in the top.
Often travelled to our outstations for work, often had dead heading crews on board and sat in a cockpit seat with some nice crew (a vast minority).
Unfortunately I must admit that most of our pilots showed the worst I have seen in working people.
I could write a book about all that went wrong in that company, but pilots were the worst.