Originally Posted by
ABK MAN
so. . . since these planes with bunks don't have the seats in the back, how hard is it to sleep in the jump seat on the flight deck? Hope they don't snore . . . but hey, noise cancelling headsets . . .
With no jumpseats in the back, you're at the mercy of the Captain, as far as if he'll allow you to ride at all (on flights over 4 hours). I actually know a few who won't allow anyone in their cockpit. Period. Most will, and in fact, if it's only a two person crew, the captain will usually allow the jumpseater to use the crew rest area (CRA). If it's a 3 person crew, the jumpseater (in most cases) will have to tough it out in the jumpseat, as the rest of the crew cycles through the CRA.
As for sleeping in the jumpseats, well, anything's possible, depending how tired you were to begin with. The only problem with the jumpseater snoring is it might actually keep the crew awake.
As for noise canceling headseats, most guys don't wear any headsets at cruise, preferring to use the overhead speakers. That's one of the big benefits of the Mad Dog: it's very quite at altitude.