Why?
Thanks, Hunter. The same question that haunts me.
I see a PNF telling the nugget that "we are climbing". a few times
I realize that a "crewed" plane has to allow for experience and a clear chain of command. I do not see this with the AF477 crew. Not having flown a jet with more than one pilot ( me), I have trouble understanding the mentality of the "crewed" planes. My VooDoo experience had a RIO in the back seat with no flight controls, so the guy told me where to go, and "turn left", "climb", etc. I could also tell if I was pressing the envelope by his breathng rate on hot mike. Heh heh.
It is easy for us to say what we would have done. My guess is that the PNF was trying to decode all the ECAM messages and such, but still pointed out to the nugget that "we are climbing". I also believe that the PNF should have exerted his "seniority" in a forceful manner. But never having flown a jet with two "pilots", I am not "in the zone" with you heavy pilots.