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There is no significant increase in risk by putting pilots, who are already controlling a plane when on duty, in a jump seat when they're off-duty.
by NegativeK 3y ago
There is no significant increase in risk by putting pilots, who are already controlling a plane when on duty, in a jump seat when they're off-duty.
- lxgr 3y agoThere might even be a slight benefit to it, via the deadheading pilot being able to passively observe another crew at work, as well as being able to possibly support the crew in case they start making poor decisions. I've listened to a couple of flight incident investigations, and it doesn't seem to be uncommon for experienced deadheading pilots to offer helpful suggestions in case of trouble.