Our company has a policy (we operate B737s) wherin due to a shortage of Co-pilots they have Captains operating on a "One Way Command" basis.
How this works is that both seats in the cockpit are occupied by Captains. The guy in the left seat is the PIC as well as Pilot Flying for that leg/sector. Then they swap seats and roles for the next leg.
Ive been in the left seat for the last 3000 hrs, and am not particularly happy with this as in the right seat my hands seem to be all over the place and I'm just not COMFORTABLE. The last time I operated controls from the right was over 4 years ago. A lot of other Captains also feel the same way. ESP as we do this say- once a month or so.
So I am wondering :
1. Is this even legal?
2. More Importantly- how in your opinion does this kind of operation affect flight safety?
Cheers
