Why do senior members do most of the fun work?

[NIN]

Years ago, I flew in the back seat on an O-ride when we had a cadet in the front seat. It was back when O-rides could be flown in member-owned aircraft, and there were no such things as "front-seat/back-seat" rides.  We had one cadet left who needed a flight.  I'd been wrangling flight schedules all day, so I said "I'm gonna go fly.."  It didn't matter if the back seat was filled or not, as it did not count toward any kind of a ride then for O-flight completion.

Then again, I took great fun in doing things as a senior that are specifically prohibited from being cadet activities. I figure "If cadets can't do it, someone has to."

[EMT-83]

We (seniors) get to go on O flights now? Rock on! All this time I was wasting my time and energy during SAREX's getting in training sorties when I could have just been flying around for funsies. 

Well, i'm not positive you can. i'm almost sure you can though! (at least at my squadron!) so, check with your squadron before you do anything. 

A quick read of the rules will show that seniors are not allowed on O-flights, except for very limited reasons.

Back before this changed, I rode in the back seat during one of my son's flight. I was proud of him being at the controls of that glass cockpit beauty. Then I thought a bit more - holy crap, he's flying this thing, what was I thinking!

[Sgt. Fischer]

We (seniors) get to go on O flights now? Rock on! All this time I was wasting my time and energy during SAREX's getting in training sorties when I could have just been flying around for funsies. 

Well, i'm not positive you can. i'm almost sure you can though! (at least at my squadron!) so, check with your squadron before you do anything. 

A quick read of the rules will show that seniors are not allowed on O-flights, except for very limited reasons.

Back before this changed, I rode in the back seat during one of my son's flight. I was proud of him being at the controls of that glass cockpit beauty. Then I thought a bit more - holy crap, he's flying this thing, what was I thinking!

Lol! That's what I was thinking when my brother was flying it, and I was in the back seat!