The AAC flip-flopped on whether the Officer should fly the aircraft and command the Cpl pilot/gunner who had the Tow sight or if the Cpl/Sgt pilot should fly the aircraft and the Officer should command the weapon system.
The AAC Aircraft Commander thing started just before I left Germany in '88. It was a copy of the US model. Perhaps Sasless could confirm if it worked for them ? I had a few months as an SNCO Commander in the LHS with a newly qualified "P2" (an Army officer) flying in the RHS. Prior to that Gazelles were flown either single pilot or with an Observer and Lynx with a pilot and an Air Gunner.
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