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Originally Posted by jcountry
This goes way beyond etiquette.....
You would NEVER say anything like "go around" from the Jumpseat!
Seriously, not even to save you own life? There's no etiquette, do the passengers in the back a favor and say something.
Can you name an airline culture where the jumpseater isn't considered to be part of the crew? After all, that's the premise for allowing the captain to extended the professional courtesy, right? If guys get close to the ground and are behind the aircraft, I agree that one should choose the phrasing carefully to avoid compounding any confusion. But if I'm sitting in the middle seat, below 200' and it's a total $*it show. Yep, I'm going to speak up.
I think the important filter is that I'd be speaking up to avoid a situation that hurts people, not alerting guys that they aren't flying an approach to check ride standards. FOQA will rat most everything out & if the crew isn't aware their out of parameters it may be time to pay attention to why.
I was on the jumpseat this morning and the Captain, an LCA, told me that if I saw something I didn't like to speak up and don't be afraid to be blunt. My take away is that guys don't start any phase of flight looking to get FUBAR, sometimes they do need some gentle (or not so gentle) nudging to convince them to try something different.