Originally Posted by
TiredSoul
Yes, and we all know what 'that' means.
Let's not get too sanctimonious.
We all know what happens out there; but is it dangerous? No, mostly not.
Yes there have been accidents ( small child stepping on the cyclic in a helicopter) essentially caused by an overbearing owner.
But reaching up and turning off a landing light is not unsafe.
Just to name an example as we don't know what he did previously.
Getting out of your seat with nothing going on, is not unsafe.
Have I gotten out of my seat ?
Oh sure and everybody has, for various reasons.
I call it customer service.
You read too much into what I was saying. I was only commenting on the alcohol comment. As far as non-crew in the flight deck, I've only ever flew 121, 135, and 91k and all of my employers expressly prohibit this from happening.