"The older I get the better I used to be....."
Along with command comes discretion. Command diminishes a degree at a time, so's you wouldn't even notice......
hawker and fireflybob sound a lot like the Captains of old, and in a very good way. With the loss of Power in the cockpit, even as power on the wing increased, we lost a safety margin. A big one.
That there was any ambivalence on 447's flight deck as to who had command as the Captain left, speaks volumes. If it isn't important enough to make clear to one's subordinates, it isn't important at all.
I am weary of picking on the aircraft. One does not seek risk for thrill, but when it presents, one gains focus and self confidence, or one need ride in back. And weather is risk.
"What do we do?"......