nexeukDon't you possibly think that there may be fault on both sides? - Perhaps the reason that the CC don't want to mix is that the particular FC are complete t*****S

;)

NdeP
Although I agree with Dumpvalve's point about the pre-departure anouncements - which seem to be much longer and less friendly than they used to be - I wholeheartedly agree with you about the demise of informative PA from the cockpit.

Jet II - you obviously have no idea, just look the facts are staring you in the face.

Just a hypothetical question.

What if both flight deck were incapacitated and a pair of dead heading, type rated, current, P1 qualified pilots from another airline were summoned from business class :D to take over.

Woudl the 'In charge' be in charge, in the same way that an observer in the fleet air arm could be the a/c commander?

I know the probability of this happening is about 0.000000001p, but I would be interested to know if SOPs in 'big iron' cover this sort of eventuality.

Deadheading crews,if appropiately type-rated,are required by US law to assume command if the operating crew become incapacitated.