FTL jumps during melee?

[Hexborg]

So my two Rock boarding party is happily beating the snot out of a rebel pilot on the bridge of his fighter. He is the last surviving crew member, probably only good for one or two more punches. Imagine my surprise when he reaches behind himself and presses "engage." I was given to understand that ships could not jump if the pilot was brawling.

[Derakon]

All you need to be able to jump is to have one of your crew in the cockpit; it doesn't matter what they're doing. If they aren't actually manning the station then you don't get their skill bonus to evasion, but that's it.

[boa13]

I was given to understand that ships could not jump if the pilot was brawling.

I don't know where you were given that, but that's simply not the case. There have been threads discussing this at length, but I don't have a link handy, you'll have to look through the forums if you want more explanations.