I reckon Band a Lot has a point. If there ever comes a situation where the person "In Command" of a situation is going to jail or losing their job, would you not like to know on which side of the fence you legally sit? Or would you rather wait til someone taps you on the shoulder and says the music has stopped and you don't have a chair. Trust me, everyone else will be ducking and pointing fingers. Does the point at which you
assume you are in command, and your company
considers you in command differ? Just because you
think you are does not mean you are, and just because you
think you aren't doesn't mean you aren't.
You're obviously not a pilot so I don't care how or what you think
Which is exactly why United is facing the situation they do now.