Respectfully, you are wrong. Every time you give up your deadhead seat, you are discounting the hard work of every pilot who took a stand on working conditions. You are cheating those of us who gave up something else in the contract in order to get cabin deadhead.

You may think you are being a nice guy and your motives are pure. The next time I show up for a deadhead and the agent asks me to ride the jumpseat, I have to be the bad guy when I say no. I've had them ask me. "The pilot on my previous flight did it."

I respect their job. I know they are pushed for time. Many times, they are trying to get revenue on board, not just nonrevs. Suddenly I become the bad guy. It's a hard won privilege to sit in the cabin. It's not my choice. The Company expects me to ride in the cabin.

As a nonrev, I do not expect you to give up your seat in the cabin. I don't expect a pilot to give up the rest seat on international, either. It's the same thing. Give the guys coming behind you a break.