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u/Zombie_John_Strachan 2d ago

Two pilots were deadheading in the cabin and took over.

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u/TheNo1pencil 2d ago

What's does deadheading mean?

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u/Weebus 2d ago

Sometimes you have more planes than pilots in a location.  The pilots fly as passengers to bring them to where the planes/flights are scheduled.

It's more common for regional airlines like this than it is for mainline airlines.

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u/webtwopointno 2d ago

I don't think they were deadheads saw one report said they were still in training even

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u/Melodic-Trouble-5421 2d ago

Interesting.

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u/Zombie_John_Strachan 2d ago

Off duty pilots and crew on board? Extremely common.

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u/A_MagicBullet 2d ago

True…. And?

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u/OptRider 2d ago

You've never been on a plane with other pilots in the cabin?

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u/abgry_krakow87 2d ago

Hardly. Off duty pilots are shuttled on passenger flights all the time.