For the life of me I can't comprehend all this arguments about why he didn't taxi to the gate nonsense....! Simple, because he is a professional pilot, that's why!
The airplane is safe on the ground, his emergency authority is done, and he is NOT certified under the part to operate the A/C from the left seat, besides the fact that all companies have strict language about abandoning the seat while the A /C is being operated so how is he going to do that? With the engines running? That constitute the A/C being operated and him abandoning the seat even if it is only for a few seconds....., I know that these are rare events but I hope that every F/O out there that is reading these discussions understand that if you find yourself in a similar situation due to pilot incapacitation or anything like that, coordinates with his ops. to bring the A/C to a stop, shut the thing down, and don't undertake any additional liability that you are not certified for..., that is just plain stupid
