Originally Posted by
Hummingfrog
Albatross
In the Blackpool accident I believe the Commander was the NHP - the inexperienced (377 hours were on type) copilot was HP.
HF
No, the co was flying initially but the capt took over when he lost the plot. However, the capt failed to get the nose above the horizon and flew into the sea many seconds later, seeming more concerned with how the co was feeling than in the flight path. That suggests that all the manual flying he was used to doing gave him a feeling of great confidence which was unfortunately misplaced.