Mutty
In a tight crew the pilot would also put the aircraft where the Sgt told him to, so while some were passengers, some just drove the bus!
CRM does stand for Capt reputation management after all
In case of a bad day I do like to remind the Banana munchers that the last thing to go through their mind could be my arse
From my experience it was the best man for the job regardless of his brevet or ego, I was lucky all 11 breeds of mine in ISK are good lads with the odd guest appearance on other crews as well.
Charlie sends