Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
How much help can they really be? An airline pilot can talk on the radio and help out a little. A passenger with a private pilots' license can't even do that. I would just as rather do it myself than try to explain something to someone who is awestruck. Security is my biggest issue. Who is to say the pilot was not poisoned?
Why can't a private pilot talk on the radio, read checklists, and watch for traffic for the "
real" pilot? Respectfully, I think we might be painting with too broad a brush. Obviously it would depend on the experience level of the PPL.