I do not think either of you have read my post properly. I am trying to help the captain. I would have hoped you can both understand that.
N_N, just be very careful with your reasons 2 and 3, or I think your wonderful career (and pension prospects
) will be threatened. I think you fail to see that in the days of Imperial Airways the captain WAS a respected person, and a 'refusal' would not have been questioned. Now with the help of certain parts of our community our status has been somewhat reduced, and covering of the nether regions becomes vital. The issue of BA LHR cabin crew and FDP etc is so bizarre as to render sensible discussion of the subject pointless, and illustrates this point precisely. It is the BA pilot force that have 'accepted' it, too, remember.
PS: N_N, the closest I have been to flying boats is a Lake Buccaneer