Is there a Pilot on Board?
According to an article in the new "GoFlying" magazine (free from the publishers of Pilot) the FO of a Continental B757 asked a 150 hour Cessna pilot to help him after the captain collapsed just after take off.
I couldn't help wondering how many other airline pilots in a similar situation would find this helpful. As a 300 hour PPL with several jump seat trips and a long session in a B777 simulator under my belt, I would think that my "little knowledge" could actually be quite distracting unless my help was restricted to specific instructions such as "Move that lever now".
This guy apparently sat in the right seat and helped out with much of the radio work and "other routine tasks".