Originally Posted by
prican1121
Thats exactly what it is. It only accepts 7 characters and not 8. I understand it's a courtsey, but when you cannot even get near the captain to ask permission to jumpseat is not right. Their pilots have no problem being pulled up and verified in CASS in our system.
The Captain can not approve you to ride in the Cockpit without a CASS approval. To even ask the CA to take you in the cockpit in that situation I think is a bit rude. You are literally asking him to put his career on the line so you can jumpseat. The TSA would revoke his SIDA clearance if he got caught taking you and he would not be able to work let alone what the FAA would do.