Originally Posted by
BluSdUp
The fact that the Captain lets the FO be at the controls tells me he deserve every year in jail and never to fly again. It is simple. I do not care if the aircraft was otherwise empty.
There is limits , Darwin is still hard at work.
Muppets!!
I think you're overreacting. Yes if it's against the regs don't do it. But the actual danger of letting someone fly for a bit while a qualified pilot is at the other set of controls, is overstated.
Maybe years of flying acro rides and instruction with first timers has skewed my perspective relative to most.
The Aeroflot 593 accident happened because there were no pilots at the controls, you gotta have at least one!