Airbus A330 Cockpit 360 View -

"This is the seat of responsibility," she said. "Twenty meters from the nose gear. Two hundred thirty-four souls behind that rear pressure bulkhead. And this—" she tapped the yoke, then the throttle quadrant, then her own temple. "—is the interface."

The technician's voice came back, softer now. "We have what we need, Captain. Good copy." Airbus A330 Cockpit 360 View

"Now," she said, and her voice dropped to a near-whisper. "The view that matters." "This is the seat of responsibility," she said

She clicked off the camera.

Outside, the fuel truck drove away. The jet bridge retracted. And somewhere, someone watching a 360-degree video would tilt their phone up, then left, then right—and for ten seconds, truly understand what it meant to sit where Lena sat. "This is the seat of responsibility