does the co-pilot get to fly or just warm the right seat? At our company co-pilots only get to fly if they are doing a good job in the right seat. Doing a good job means being safe. The captains don't owe them anything. So I could care less if they fly or not. If they cant get their heads squared away then they can just get the gear, flaps, run checklists and talk on the radio. Its up to them to get themselves out of the right seat.