While hoping ( faint hope) to avoid thread-creep... this incident and the one related above by Right Way Up are exactly the sort of events that require an experienced FO with an assertive personality to influence the decisions made by the Capt... and why I'm always uncomfortable at the thought of people with so few hrs that their ATPL is still in the freezer sitting unmonitored (other than by P1 who may be making bad decisions) in the RHS of public transport a/c...