Originally Posted by
Tinpusher007
Agreed but maybe if our respective companies wouldn't tell F/A's to say "Your flight is under the COMMAND of Capt. So and So and he is ASSISTED by F/O So and So" this concept wouldn't be so misunderstood.
The flight is under the COMMAND of the captain hence PIC (Pilot in Command) versus FO SIC (Second in command). I see what point you are making but there is nothing misleading about that FA announcement. It is not like they say "The person flying the airplane is the captain assisted by the FO who is trained to sit on his hands."