Just one pilot allowed?
Awhile ago I was on a flight with bmi and we were approx 10 min from heathrow when the co-pilot left the flightdeck to sit out the landing in business class, now I am almost certain there was not a third crew member in the cockpit that would of explained it maybe.If not, is there any particular reason for this action or is it even allowed?
Also can someone clear this up, do the pilots usually handle either communications or aircraft manouevering, will the f/o for example be tasked with both or just one of these tasks. Therefore how are the tasks usually delgated and is this then set in stone for the duration of the flight.