Browsing youtube, I cam across 2 KLM MD11 videos where the a new FO takes the right seat during the taxi to the runway. Can anybody who knows KLM procedures explain why this is done? It seems rather strange.
In the first video, at 5:00 we see the SO (presumably, from the 2 bars) change seats with the FO (3 bars). Even stranger, the SO continues to read the checklist from the jumpseat.
YouTube - MD-11 COCKPITVIDEO ARUBA to CURACAO
The second video shows the change at ~7min.
YouTube - MD-11 PILOTS FROM EX "ALM CURACAO"
This seems like a pretty strange thing to do. Why is it done, and do they still do it?
Thanks