Life on Mars: "Coffee, Tea or Annie" 3/11 - Grading & Discussion

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Its called "deadheading". My father in law was a pilot and they used to deadhead all of the time back in the day. Nowadays they try to arrange a return flight to minimize personnel costs/waste.

So what does it mean? They just keep an extra pilot on board in case something goes wrong, like a last minute sickness? Or was Sam there to fly the plane *back* to its origin after Harris deplaned?

He's not there to pilot the plane. He's there as a passenger. One of the industry perks. Free airtravel. If a plane's traveling where you need to go, you can hitch a ride.

Oh. I see. I was just confused as to why Harris would have asked Sam to be on the flight.

 

[Nerys Myk]

So what does it mean? They just keep an extra pilot on board in case something goes wrong, like a last minute sickness? Or was Sam there to fly the plane *back* to its origin after Harris deplaned?

He's not there to pilot the plane. He's there as a passenger. One of the industry perks. Free airtravel. If a plane's traveling where you need to go, you can hitch a ride.

Oh. I see. I was just confused as to why Harris would have asked Sam to be on the flight.

I dont think he did.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

He's not there to pilot the plane. He's there as a passenger. One of the industry perks. Free airtravel. If a plane's traveling where you need to go, you can hitch a ride.

Oh. I see. I was just confused as to why Harris would have asked Sam to be on the flight.

I dont think he did.

Yes, he did, I do remember that.