Hi,
kwateow
May I ask a dumb question?
With the Capt in his seat everyone knows who's commanding and that he had some training to be a commander.
When the Capt is resting who is in command in the cockpit?
I don't mean who is PF, nor who is more senior, but rather is the command of flight deck activity formally handed over to one of the pilots?
Not dumb at all. In the same vein, I think prior to any additional money spent on training, a fourth bar will be issued to all who lack one. Phony confidence is still confidence, after all.
The Captain is always the guy with four stripes.
Even when he is resting.
In my company, when we have 3 or four member crews, we have the figure of the commander. Even when the augmenting crew member is a Captain, the Commander is always the one in charge of the strategic decisions. The Captain or the SFO are only allowed to take tactical decisions.
To take a nap, before crossing the Intertropical zone is of course, unthinkable..
Someone here know who was the PF and if yes .. if this PF was complying the European law and Air France crews laws regarding licenses for be the relief of the captain on AF447 ?
Can a AF pilot post the AF law for flight deck crew management for flights like the one of AF447 (long flight) ?