Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 2619301)

I always ask and say that I'm willing to sit in the FA jumpseat if it gets someone else on.

As far as the eye contact thing, they may be tired and not even see you. Engage and you may be surprised with the results.

I had a regional friend tell me about our supposed reputation for not making eye contact walking through the halls. I'm a friendly guy, and I always say hi or smile and wave and never gave it a second thought.... so I paid attention my next trip as to my contact with other pilots. I was 0 for 6 with any regional guys responding to my smile and nod or even wave at them. Goes both ways....

Originally Posted by Two Kings (Post 2619117)

Do Delta pilots ever volunteer to sit in the FA jumpseat to get an offline pilot home?

I feel like I do that a lot at 9E but every time I’m waiting next to the gate for a Delta flight in uniform on a full flight and praying people don’t show up I see a Delta pilot who listed online blow by and not even make eye contact.

I know it’s not ideal but a flight from NYC to Bos isn’t really that long to help a commutter out.

Originally Posted by DALMD88FO (Post 2619485)

I tried to do this last night Jfk to mco however the gate agent gave me the "we don't have time to change you to that" and closed out the flight. Unfortunately the gate agents are under huge pressure to close out the flights on time, which is 10 minutes early, and in JFK they have 5 minutes knocked off the clock even though the departure time says the posted time.

Originally Posted by Han Solo (Post 2619469)

See, I have the male equivalent of resting b*tch face, the RJ guys are the only people in the airport who will actually say hi to me. Probably because most of the time I look like I've just flown an RJ trip (which is likely true).

Originally Posted by Scoop (Post 2619480)

Yep, I have noticed this also. I always nod and say Hi to other Pilots walking through the terminal. Its not just a DAL thing, its a Pilot thing. I would say that less than 1/3 Pilots even look up or acknowledge you.


Scoop

Originally Posted by velosnow (Post 2619500)

Pax too, love saying goodbye after a flight and getting the blank stares as if they just survived the worst thing ever. Guess if it was one of my landings they might be justified though.

Originally Posted by Han Solo (Post 2619469)

See, I have the male equivalent of resting b*tch face, the RJ guys are the only people in the airport who will actually say hi to me. Probably because most of the time I look like I've just flown an RJ trip (which is likely true).

Originally Posted by full of luv (Post 2619570)

I new a guy like this in the Navy. People always asked him why he was “****ed off” and he would say “I’m not, this is my happy face”. Talking to him at a party once and someone we even knew came up and asked the question. Pretty funny to observe except I think he got real tired of the question.

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 2619301)

I always ask and say that I'm willing to sit in the FA jumpseat if it gets someone else on.

As far as the eye contact thing, they may be tired and not even see you. Engage and you may be surprised with the results.

I had a regional friend tell me about our supposed reputation for not making eye contact walking through the halls. I'm a friendly guy, and I always say hi or smile and wave and never gave it a second thought.... so I paid attention my next trip as to my contact with other pilots. I was 0 for 6 with any regional guys responding to my smile and nod or even wave at them. Goes both ways....