Jump Seating A jump seat, or a d ead h e ad, fl i g ht is when a pi l ot rides on a fli g ht as a passe n g er.   You m a y m a ke a one-jump-seat f li g ht f rom y our Hub to a no t h e r Airport t o b e g in a new f li g ht lin e . O n c e y our f l i g ht line is c om p l e t e , y ou m a y return to where you started to continue y our original trip. (i.e., if y our ho m e hub was Se at t le and y ou wanted to make a fl i g ht l i ne in L ondon, y ou cou l d ju m p a seat from S eat t le to L ondon, make a com p lete fli g ht l i ne using L ondon routes, then hop a chair back f r o m L ondon to S eat t le. Jump seat fli g hts d i ff e r from re g ul a r fl i g hts because th e y a re n ot l og g ed in y o ur l o g bo o k, and y ou do not earn a n y ho u rs or money for them.   On your dashboard, choose your profile then Jumpseat. It will cost money from your bank to make a jumpseat flight. New pilots must build up their bank in order to make a jumpseat.