So it appears that the co-pilot was very agitated and possibly having a mild panic attack, at least from the perspective of the story. On that night, it would a

So it appears that the co-pilot was very agitated and possibly having a mild panic attack, at least from the perspective of the story. On that night, it would appear that he needed to be relieved of duty and someone else handle the flying since the thunderstorm seemed to scare him and make him agitated. Had the captain flown through the storm, I bet 447 would have landed without incident.