Originally Posted by
syd111
How do you know he did not discuss this with his fo? Have not been to las in a while but when I used to go they were great with air and electric in the past.
Obviously I have no specific knowledge of the incident, BUT I am quite familiar with captains that share his viewpoint. I've had captains try to bully and belittle me to agree with their viewpoint. It doesn't work. Although I'm an FO, I have a good sense of what deferrals are appropriate and which are not. Lambourne is free to make any decision for himself, BUT he must still consider the opinions of at least one more pilot. Believe it or not (

) I've had to be the one to step up and shut down a bad sequence of decisions. I can detect the attitude very quickly.