Here's a question. Frequently when I jumpseat on other carriers, Im given a seat assignment because the gate agent knows it will not be necessary for me to have to sit in the jumpseat. In those instances I wind up boarding like a regular pax and don't want to clog up the front of the aircraft by stopping to talk to the crew just to say hi...they are usually busy anyway. If the gate agent has already let me on, do I still NEED the skipper's approval? Do flightcrews find this to be offensive?