Solution: Single Pilot Jet RPT
 

With approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes of flight time remaining, the PIC handed over responsibilities for command decisions and flying duties to the copilot, and relocated to an observer’s seat at the rear of the cockpit. The copilot flew the aircraft from the right seat and advised air traffic control (ATC), the aircraft operator and the on-board customer services manager of the situation. ATC prioritised the arrival of the aircraft to reduce the complexity and workload for the copilot and the aircraft was landed safely at Sydney. Following the operator’s procedures, the copilot taxied the aircraft to the apron area, shut down the engines and the aircraft was towed to the arrival gate.

11/01/08 - Brisbane - 737 - During descent, the co-pilot reported feeling ill. The aircraft landed with the right pilot seat unoccupied. The investigation is continuing.


Food for thought when it comes to the Multi-Crew Pilot Licence and reduced experience levels.


Well done to the pilots, ATC and crew on both occasions.

Very interesting topic indeed.

With all the redundancies built into todays modern A/C it's fine to have two pilots up front although this thread questions that but what about the SP ops of any nature?. With all but the coffee urn (&there's more then one anyway in a lot of cases) duplicated there is after all only a 'one heart pilot' at the controls of a SP plane ! Single Engines single pilots, it's all about risk, hence we don't have a large capacity (sure is possible) SE commerical aircraft.
It's obviously rare to see such events (thank God !) so I imagine the A/C of the future will stil have multiple crew but with perhaps less to do.

CW