“You mean they took a vote? I always thought the Pilot was in charge. Foolish me.”
Having been part of a military unit you bet for ass the crew influences the decision.
I don’t think your foolish, just unaware.
Having spent 10 years in the military, only a worthless leader takes a vote.
As for the influence of the crew, the captain of that plane still had the final decision. Not having been on that plane, I don’t know what influenced the pilot in his decision to land were he did, but the decision was his and his only.
To call the crew cowardly is to blame the entire crew for the decision of the captain of that aircraft. I don’t know why he made the decision he did, he might have been influenced by his concern for the safety his “cowardly” crew.