When I phoned up ‘GO-fly’ airlines I asked if they let people sit in the jump seat for take-off or landing. The answer, no. They said the only way you could get in the flight deck since Sept 11th was to either be a family member or to be an employee or ‘GO’. I asked if there was any way that they could get me up there and the answer was “it is impossible”. Then, the guy I had been talking to passed me on to their fleet manager, who spoke to me and said that I could get up there, but only if I had done work experience (im 15) for them, therefore making me a temporary employee and enabling me to go up! So now, I have 4 days work experience with ‘GO’ at London Stansted airport, and when I’m done they will put me on some flights in the jump seat, and whenever I want to do it too! YEA!! First time in the jump seat.
Mark
By: greekdude1 - 20th July 2002 at 02:28
RE: Im pleased with myself
If the Devil broke his leg, and some airline allowed me to fly jumpseat, it would be such a bad experience, I’d probably hate them too.
GD1
By: Comet - 19th July 2002 at 13:43
RE: Im pleased with myself
You are so lucky!!!!!! I’ve been in a jump seat once, on a Boeing 747-400 of Air New Zealand flying from LHR-LAX, and it a superb experience.
By: EGNM - 19th July 2002 at 13:20
RE: Im pleased with myself
1. – THEY HAVE TO BE BASED!!!! – otherwise insurance is a huge problem
2. – Preferably have their own handling services – e.g. bmi use their own at nm as opposed to servisair.
3. – Dont go looking for glamour – no airline is gonna put u on a flight a day – u’ve to hack the paperwork and oddjobs too – i didn’t mind this side – i did loadsheets, flight hours and allsorts. I was also lucky as in the company owner was my boss – therefore if he wanted to go flying he’d drag me along and the fact LBA closed and we got 3 diversions also helped!
4. U need good referances – school and a job will b best but also any organisations u’re in are gud – scouts etc
5. – Allow plenty of time – it took me over 6 months to get it all thru health and safety risk assesment etc (thats school covering their backs!)
By: andrewm - 18th July 2002 at 22:01
RE: Im pleased with myself
How should I go abotu asking airliners for work experience you guys think?
I ahve a choice of:
easyjet
go
ryan air (hopefully as they are supposed to come to Aldergrove)
flybe
bmi british midland
By: EGNM - 17th July 2002 at 22:06
RE: Im pleased with myself
Yep well dun – i got 2 weeks on Helo’s at Coney Park – got a few trips- R22’s, B206’s Allouette II and MD-500E!
By: Benair316P - 17th July 2002 at 20:22
RE: Im pleased with myself
I did work Experience with BA and FLS at Newcastle. Fantastic!
Congrats on ur work exp. and jump seat trips!
Regards
Ben
By: andrewm - 17th July 2002 at 18:27
RE: Im pleased with myself
Agree with you about ntl. They are very very very very stupid!!
I’m gonna ask easyjet for work experience then a flight!
By: T5 - 15th July 2002 at 22:48
RE: Im pleased with myself
I done my work experience two years ago and was hoping to be at Heathrow Airport and had it planned out about a year in advance.
No airlines would take me on as I live over 25 miles from the airport although I can get there by train in just 25 minutes!
I ended up working with ‘ntl:’ “Technology completely ruined”. It was dreadful and just not what I wanted to do. Working with complete halfwits as they attempted to fix already broken telephone lines, Digital boxes etc.
In no way is this post designed to intimidate or degrade ntl, you really are quite bearable.
By: kev35 - 15th July 2002 at 21:47
RE: Im pleased with myself
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 15-07-02 AT 09:48 PM (GMT)]GZYL,
If we’re taking friends I’d probably manage with a Cessna 152! And have room for hitchikers.
Regards,
kev35 (A sad, lonely, bitter, twisted old man.)
By: GZYL - 15th July 2002 at 21:39
RE: Im pleased with myself
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 15-07-02 AT 09:39 PM (GMT)]Only a BBJ??? Hell, why not get a new 747-400ER and treat loads of friends to a holiday :-).
Well done on getting the trip in a jump seat!!!
By: kev35 - 15th July 2002 at 21:26
RE: Im pleased with myself
And so you should be. Well done Mark!
Just goes to show that the old saying is true ‘If you don’t ask you don’t get.’
Good luck with the work experience.
Now, does anyone know the phone number for Boeing? Perhaps they’d lend me a BBJ for a week?
Regards,
kev35
By: KabirT - 15th July 2002 at 13:06
RE: Im pleased with myself
congrats Mark… 🙂
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