Will pilots let you in the cockpit?

For the most part even pilots can’t freely enter and exit the cockpit inflight anymore. For the most part, cockpit visits are at the pilot’s discretion, so it’s all a function of how busy they are; they may be willing to let you visit before the flight, after the flight, or not at all.

Do pilots have their own toilets?

Of course they use the bathroom, they do. When one of the pilots needs to use the facilities, a flight attendant goes into the cockpit, the pilot who needs to answer the call of nature leaves the cockpit, and the door locked, insuring there are two members of the crew on the flight deck.

Why do pilots put planes on autopilot within seconds of taking off?

To lessen the fear of passengers, pilots don’t want you to know that in the cockpit, they put the plane on autopilot within seconds of taking off. That’s because modern computer technology in the cockpit makes the pilots feel unnecessary. The computer is such an integral part of the flight that it doesn’t need human intervention.

Can a pilot deny boarding or kick you off a plane?

The simplistic answer is usually that a pilot and/or an airline has the “discretion” to deny boarding or even to kick you off the plane. Such action would be based, presumably, on 49 USC 44902 (b): “Permissive Refusal.

Can a non-pilot sit in the left pilot seat?

Unlike driving cars, the PIC may allow anyone, including a non-pilot , a pilot who may not legally act as pilot in command, or another fully qualified pilot fly the airplane, or be “sole manipulator of the controls” during the flight. The PIC is not required to sit in the left pilot seat.

What is the discretion of an airline pilot?

Any discretion of the airline is limited to those would-be passengers who the airline genuinely believes might be “inimical to safety.” Any discretion of the pilot is limited to matters genuinely related to “the safety of the passengers, crewmembers, cargo, and airplane.”