"She was in the right seat where she was meant to be."
And actually if I've read through everything right on this particular day even she knew that she shouldn't be, maybe the PIC did too. I'm not a pilot but they did what millions of us do everyday, keep going and played the percentages because 999 times out of a thousand everything would have turned out o.k. and there might have been repercussions if they hadn't. Until those who get paid megabucks make the assumption that most of us are concienscious workers who will try our best to 'get the job done' and make it safe for people such are this F/O or anyone else taking critical safety related actions as part of their job to say, "sorry but the safest thing for me to do today is stay at home" without any career threatening or financial consequences, it'll happen again. "There but for the grace of God ...." and all that
