EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Time Pressure; Training / Qualification; Communication Breakdown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy; Procedure
After being assigned a right seat assignment in the E-145 from the right seat; I contacted crew scheduling and informed them that I had never flown from the right seat on that aircraft and I wasn't sure I felt comfortable and proficient enough to operate from the right seat and that I would do anything they would like but in the left seat. After approximately 30 minutes I receive a phone call from a management pilot and I politely explain the situation to him and where my comfort level was. He understood and said OK. Well apparently that wasn't good enough for the crew scheduling supervisors. About an hour after that I received a text from the CP (Chief Pilot) and was informed that I was completely legal to do this. After explaining how I felt and where my concerns were I was basically told 'I would be doing it'. The next day did the turn and luckily the Captain was very experienced and the flight went fine.There are so many threats in here it's ridiculous. First off; the fact that the FAA is allowing us former CRJ pilots to be put in the right seat of an aircraft we have had three bounces in and no IOE (Initial Operating Experience) is scary and it shows the appearance of the FAA being in the pocket of the airlines. The FAA would not let a FO (First Officer) at [another airline] that shot 3 ILS from the left seat and is fully typed sit in the left seat of a 757 without going through a full upgrade. Second there is an issue with crew scheduling and management putting pressure on the pilots to operate something that has a possible safety issue.Unfortunately the FAA is the shortfall in this problem. The FAA is the checks and balances; and is supposed to be the safety enforcer when it comes to these kinda things. In the future no pilot should not be forced into a seat they aren't comfortable and proficient in; and especially one they've never flown from. This Captains flying as FO's doesn't happen at any major; so why is the FAA willing to allow this at the regionals? If there is a Captain flying FO seat crash and people die this will come back to haunt the FAA. This is a practice that needs to stop.
EMB-145 First Officer reported company pressure to operate with lack of proficiency and comfort from the right seat.