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Originally Posted by Fuzz
He was probably a captain. The captain can basically tell the co-pilot to do everything, and the co-pilot will do it. So he was probably banking on just sitting there and hoping no one would notice.
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Under normal circumstances, at most airlines the two pilots alternate legs, or the captain will fly odd legs and the FO even legs, or the captain the first leg of the pairing, etc. They're both equally qualified to fly the plane.
However... on a 737 the "steering wheel" to taxi the plane while it's on the ground is only on the captain's side, so he always has to move the plane when it's on the ground.