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What do you mean by best intentions? There are more efficient ways to crash a plane. But also isn't the right seater the first officier, surely he should obey

by cm2187 5y ago

What do you mean by best intentions? There are more efficient ways to crash a plane. But also isn't the right seater the first officier, surely he should obey a repeated direct order from the captain.

jonsen 5y ago
The captain was asleep. Maybe there were no clear consensus on chain of command in the cockpit.
rmk 5y ago
By convention the left seater is the captain. In the case of AF447, the captain was asleep, and the FO and a relief pilot were flying the plane.