Originally Posted by
AxlF16
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.
Thats why I call it a crew decision, hopefully you don't have to many that do not include you in the decision.