Hi jcjeant,
Originally Posted by jcjeant
Methink .. Air France will face some problems ....
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It's appears that the copilot aged 32 years was the PF and was in the right seat.
Why it was in the right seat as PF with no ATPL in abscence of the captain?
Actually, despite what the press is saying, the PF was certainly the other one, 37 years old (FO1) in Right Hand Seat, with 32 years old FO2 being the relief pilot just replacing the Captain as PNF in Left Hand Seat before the start of the accident.
No qualification is needed for LHS during cruise legs and it is standard for AF to use this resting order for second cruise legs.