[txroadkill]

Makes senses to ask for a pilot to come help, there are a lot of switches and stuff for one guy to handle by himself.

Probably needed someone to handle the radio while he flew.

[festus]

What you say is true. Another angle is that , as was just demonstrated, you never know when the current pilot is going to drop off.

A cessna pilot in a boeing is better than no pilot in a boeing. So keep the small plane pilot on deck.

Smart move bringing him up front.

[narby]

lot of switches and stuff for one guy to handle by himself.

I'm thinking the nosewheel steering on those is handled by a "tiller" that is only on the captians side of the cockpit.