So it is not necessarily the case that the captain had more capacity to spot the error. He may in fact have had less!
Indeed so, Oakape, however I doubt our self-appointed BA experts would want to admit this, as it would damage their 'we know best' image.
And, then we come to intersection takeoffs....this one in particular.
Was it such a waste of time to taxi to the end of the runway?
And, one can't use the excuse of a narrow runway either, as there are turning pads available.
The safer alternative is clearly to begin the takeoff from the end of the runway, yet our happless BA pilots chose otherwise.
Only three words needed to describe these two...careless and reckless.