Krusty, under the ATOG proposal, will the ICUS pilots actually have to conduct take offs from the right hand seat from a standing start?
Will Rex (if they havn't already) ammend the ops manual to reflect this?
Will the ICUS be expected to carry out a rejected take off if necessary?
A big thing about being in command is that while the engines are running, 34+ lives rest in the command decisions that you make. As an FO, you don't have that responsibility, if anything happens it is up to the other guy to make the hard decisions, including the decision to abort a take off. This is why I ask the question about the take off, if the decision to abort or continue is not yours, you are not in command. If you are in command, you must have the ability to assume control in all situations that may arise especialy during take off!