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03-28-2020, 10:42 AM

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Denying Jumpseaters

So we really have Captains out there denying their own crewmembers rides home on the jumpseat ? Special group we have here ...

03-28-2020, 10:49 AM

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So we really have Captains out there denying their own crewmembers rides home on the jumpseat ? Special group we have here ...

"Hello Duty Officer? Yeah, I am o.k. with sitting three feet from the FO, and swapping him in flight for an RFO, but those guys back there in the courier compartment....I think they're a safety risk...."

03-28-2020, 11:18 AM

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I’ve personally witnessed (before all of this virus stuff) a captain refuse a female FEDEX mechanic a ride on the “jumpseat” because it was a 767 and he only wanted pilots in the cockpit .. so he denied her ... she was very polite about it .... unbelievable

03-28-2020, 11:37 AM

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So in a 767 with 6 guys in about a 100 sq. ft on the flight deck...does that seem smart right now?

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03-28-2020, 11:49 AM

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Is Fred providing masks domestically if you ask for them?

Seems asking jumpers to wear a mask would mitigate potential risk and not screw a jumpseater...

03-28-2020, 12:07 PM

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So in a 767 with 6 guys in about a 100 sq in the flight deck...does that seem smart right now?

does 5? 4?

03-28-2020, 12:08 PM

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Had a buddy tell me they put 5 guys in the back of an MD11 from Paris as DHing crew.. someone suggested Fred provide masks .. i think that would be a good compromise if someone is uncomfortable

03-28-2020, 12:12 PM

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does 5? 4?

So if we take one JS then might as well take all???... if 767 takes two you at least dont have to be touching.. I would prefer not to take any in flight deck but nobody asked me when they designed it. Ive noticed I dont have a single Jser for next three weeks, which is weird.

03-28-2020, 12:18 PM

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So we don’t want the company packing every seat they can MEM DXB because social distancing, but we want Capts taking everyone they can MEM SEA because we need to get home�

03-28-2020, 12:18 PM

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So we really have Captains out there denying their own crewmembers rides home on the jumpseat ? Special group we have here ...

The jump-seat is PIC authority..................... Im not saying I agree with the guys decision but details matter. Did jumpseaters notify him in advance? How long was the flight? How many total jumpseaters? What configuration of airplane and what type(Did it have a sleep can/rest facility)? I would say he was not making a wise decision if he denied 2 pilots a jumpseat from MEM-ICT but if it was a 777 from DXB-MEM with 4 crew and 4 jumpers then I would say he made the correct call. Details matter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You start chastising PIC authority you might as well write your career off.