Originally Posted by
CaptGringo
But then wouldn’t that seat that the senior guy would have had in the back just go to the next guy down the list? Still gets filled by the next most senior non rev right?
Well, sure.......
Originally Posted by
sydney5316
You are correct. This is just a pilots looking out for pilots strategy.
^^^^THIS
Although there is a “special” subset that has a track record of not looking out for pilots.
Originally Posted by
RomeoHotel
If the senior jumpseater for example was an 87' hire date he/she might be way up the list for a seat in the cabin. Meanwhile the junior jumpseater is say a 15' hire date. Way down the list for a cabin seat. The normal etiquette is for the senior guy to stand by for a seat in the cabin to allow the junior jumpseater an opportunity to occupy the jumpseat.
Getting the most senior non rev on in your example would often not be the junior pilot but someone else.
^^^^AND this.
“I’m gonna take the JS to help get more standbys on.....”