Originally Posted by
DenverBrian
If you're trying to imply that we should just go with one pilot instead of two, you've lost me.
Maybe Boeing also needs stronger bolts on the control columns of 767s.
Absolutely not stating that there should be one pilot. But I am saying that if one is countering the other or if one is so "weak" that they fail to be a benefit where there needs to be two to handle the issues at hand, two pilots doesn't guarantee a favorable outcome. No you definitely need two in the front office - but they both need to know what they are doing, both need to be adequately trained, both need to work as a team, and both need to understand the chain of command when a command decision needs to be made.
As to bolts, I believe they're designed to shear off as a safety feature and to increase survivability in a crash.