Originally Posted by Sink r8

I agree that there is a lot of abuse by gate agents, and it probably takes a watchful Captain, a good agent, and the right set of circumstances before anyone should even consider giving up their PS seat. I guess guys shouldn't be the [deleted] while trying to be a hero, but all things being equal, it would nice to be the hero to some non-rev if no pilot is harmed during the evolution.

I wonder if the solution to this is not for the PS pilot to have a discussion with the Captain? It's his JS. If a PS pilot on the way in, mentioned to the Captain that they can sit there instead, then the Captain can try to make it work if they are so inclined, and they have a better shot at getting cooperation from the agent.