I like to sit up in the cockpit since there's a great view from there, but every time I try that they kick me off. Those creeps.
As a little boy in 1950 I got to ride for a while on the pilot’s lap—and no, gladiator movies weren’t discussed.
On a completely different note, the Japanese airlines show (or at least did) a pilot’s-eye view of takeoffs and landings. The landings are particularly fun because they turn the camera on a good ten minutes before touchdown.