Originally Posted by FE Hoppy
Philosophy was that if you were good enough to be operating crew you were good enough to call abort.
Yep. I understand that in the Canadian Forces, crews on the Argus, and I assume the Orion and other heavy transport aircraft, (C-17), switch seats depending upon whose leg it was, the PF always sitting in the left seat as commander.
Unfortunately, I don't think the philosophy you describe would be the safest in today's commercial environment where even the left seat sometimes has minimum experience and training.