...think about it. Choice A) Just tough it out for another hour and 20 minutes with Captain bonehead and you'll be back to base and on your way home, and next time you see his name you can trade or call in sick or B) Pull the yellow flag from your pocket and shut the trip down and now, "Here we go."

At my airline you can bet there would be a mediated debrief. There may even be a few phone calls from pretty high up the managerial ladder insisting that you fly while you're still in the jetway. They might even speak in vague generalities concerning the consequences of your action. They might yell and scream and threaten you with everything from your job to your life. Either way there will be extensive review. All of which will take your time off. Through that process, you will more than likely continue to suffer threats both subtle and blatant, to your job, your reputation and may even be threatened with legal action for causing the revenue/cost implications. More than likely you will have to travel out of base to HQ for meetings and some remedial sensitivity training because your grievance rep is looking to not make waves (perhaps desiring to appease the CP to continue on his own management entry track). Your grievance rep may even suggest that even though you were totally "in the right" you let them put a little record of discussion in your file, you know, just to document the whole thing, in case something like this happens again soon.

I just don't see a high percentage of forward looking line pilots willing to fall on their sword by getting involved for a flight attendant that gets sideways with the Captain. Blood is thicker than water. The average guy will take a strong stand on what we all easily perceive as safety (operation of the switches and controls) but personality disorders are just too ambiguous