Narrative:

During climb out from sea, we observed mt ranier was clear, wind was blowing from the south, and air was smooth. Therefore, we asked for a mountain tour. ZSE told us to climb VFR below 17500 ft to maintain FL230, pass to the south of the mountain, and when through, fly heading 130 degrees for vectors on course. The tour was uneventful, arriving at 14000 ft MSL, as we passed the peak and heading almost 130 degrees already. Following the climb, a deadheading pilot requested coming to the cockpit. He had just given us a line check into sea, so we allowed him in. He expressed surprise at the proximity of the mountain, and stated it had frightened him (in so many words). Our concern was not with the mountain tour, but with his actions as we were later informed by the flight attendants. He had jumped out of his seat (with the seatbelt sign still on), and rushed to the rear of the aircraft to see how close the mountain was and to express concern to them, the flight attendants, himself. He later told us he had never seen a mountain fly-by. It seems that he should have found out what was normal and what was not, before attempting to worry flight attendants and passenger by disregarding seatbelt lights. Supplemental information from acn 578765: a deadheading check pilot for our company wanted admission to the cockpit. He felt uncomfortable with our fly-by, and had left his seat with the seatbelt light still illuminated to obtain different views of the mountain. Instead of ignoring the seatbelt sign and potentially alarming the passenger, he should have kept his seat and spoken to us about his concerns later. We received thanks for the tour from many passenger, as they deplaned as is usually the case when I've done this tour in the past.

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Title: PAX ON B757 MOVED ABOUT CABIN WHILE SEATBELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED DURING SCENIC FLY-BY OF MT RAINIER. MISBEHAVING PAX WAS A COMPANY CHK AIRMAN. HE THEN DEMANDED ACCESS TO THE COCKPIT TO DISCUSS THE OP WITH THE FLT CREW.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM SEA, WE OBSERVED MT RANIER WAS CLR, WIND WAS BLOWING FROM THE S, AND AIR WAS SMOOTH. THEREFORE, WE ASKED FOR A MOUNTAIN TOUR. ZSE TOLD US TO CLB VFR BELOW 17500 FT TO MAINTAIN FL230, PASS TO THE S OF THE MOUNTAIN, AND WHEN THROUGH, FLY HDG 130 DEGS FOR VECTORS ON COURSE. THE TOUR WAS UNEVENTFUL, ARRIVING AT 14000 FT MSL, AS WE PASSED THE PEAK AND HDG ALMOST 130 DEGS ALREADY. FOLLOWING THE CLB, A DEADHEADING PLT REQUESTED COMING TO THE COCKPIT. HE HAD JUST GIVEN US A LINE CHK INTO SEA, SO WE ALLOWED HIM IN. HE EXPRESSED SURPRISE AT THE PROX OF THE MOUNTAIN, AND STATED IT HAD FRIGHTENED HIM (IN SO MANY WORDS). OUR CONCERN WAS NOT WITH THE MOUNTAIN TOUR, BUT WITH HIS ACTIONS AS WE WERE LATER INFORMED BY THE FLT ATTENDANTS. HE HAD JUMPED OUT OF HIS SEAT (WITH THE SEATBELT SIGN STILL ON), AND RUSHED TO THE REAR OF THE ACFT TO SEE HOW CLOSE THE MOUNTAIN WAS AND TO EXPRESS CONCERN TO THEM, THE FLT ATTENDANTS, HIMSELF. HE LATER TOLD US HE HAD NEVER SEEN A MOUNTAIN FLY-BY. IT SEEMS THAT HE SHOULD HAVE FOUND OUT WHAT WAS NORMAL AND WHAT WAS NOT, BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO WORRY FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX BY DISREGARDING SEATBELT LIGHTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 578765: A DEADHEADING CHK PLT FOR OUR COMPANY WANTED ADMISSION TO THE COCKPIT. HE FELT UNCOMFORTABLE WITH OUR FLY-BY, AND HAD LEFT HIS SEAT WITH THE SEATBELT LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED TO OBTAIN DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THE MOUNTAIN. INSTEAD OF IGNORING THE SEATBELT SIGN AND POTENTIALLY ALARMING THE PAX, HE SHOULD HAVE KEPT HIS SEAT AND SPOKEN TO US ABOUT HIS CONCERNS LATER. WE RECEIVED THANKS FOR THE TOUR FROM MANY PAX, AS THEY DEPLANED AS IS USUALLY THE CASE WHEN I'VE DONE THIS TOUR IN THE PAST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.