Dozy, you and I are quoting different parts of the discussion.
Can we try and discuss the same parts?
Early on, we seem to have a disagreement in what the two of them are seeing, as the PNF keeps telling him about what he's doing and what's going on. It may be that they were seeing something different. It is also possible they were seeing the same thing and interpreting it differently. It is also possible that PF's scan began to break down about the time he took controls in Alt 2 ...