Jumpseating on ASA?
 

I am a newhire with ASA and I have yet to jumpseat. I would like any advice on how the process works. Do I just go up to the gate and ask if I can jumpseat? I am intrested in sitting up front and watching the crew go through the checklists and callouts. I figure I could learn a lot by just observing. I know part of my initial training will include jumpseat IOE, but I would like to do it before I get to the sim. Thanks

You can't jumpseat until you pass your checkride and get your SIC

I don't believe you can jumpseat until you pass your checkride. Even then most of the time if there's a seat in the back you'll be put there anyway.

Does that mean that I just can't jumpseat on ASA or is that any airline. Or do you mean I just can't ride up front until I pass my chechride I am already in the CASS system.

If your in CASS then you can jumpseat.

once you are in the CASS system and you have your ASA id, you CAN jumpseat on any airline where the captain lets ya. Always say thank you. Bring your certificates and passport, have had a few captains look thru them all but none have had any issue with me riding up front or in the back

At what point are you in the CASS system.. I thought it was before your checkride, as I recall my friends JSed in the gap on time between ground and sim?

Maybe not..

think it can be as short as 2 or 3 weeks to 30 days...

So I should just go to the gate with my ASA ID and ask to jumpseat and once I board ask the captain if he minds if I jumpseat. And i should have my passport and certificates handy. If there are any ASA captains on the forum how would you handle this situation? Would you welcome a newhire into the cockpit?

We were actually in the CASS system within the first week of indoc. We were just told that we could not jumpseat on any Delta or Delta Connection Carrier for 30 days, including ASA.