Years ago when I was an F/O there were two instances when it was my sector and things got a little difficult due to adverse weather and I looked over to the LH seat for supreme guidance and all I got was a blank look in one case and "It's all yours ace, I couldn't do it any better!" in the other.
The first case was an approach at night to YPPH (Perth) in a typical nor-westerly howler with driving rain and the X-wind over my limit and a go around from in the flare due a passing downpour the second was a landing at the VTBD (Bangkok), in squally conditions, when the B747 decided to aquaplane after landing and proceed down the runway a little sideways. It was several years before the QF1 incident.
Neither Captain showed any interest in taking over and left me to sort it out. The last thing on my mind was to say something like, "You're the Captain you sort it out."
Last edited by Bullethead; 31st May 2009 at 08:48.