Original: Control of the aircraft is normally shared equally between the first officer and the captain , with one pilot normally designated the '' Pilot Flying '' ( PF ) and the other the '' Pilot Not Flying '' ( PNF ) , or '' Pilot Monitoring '' ( PM ) , for each flight .
Simplified: Control of the aircraft is normally shared equally between the first officer and the captain , with one pilot normally designated the '' Pilot Flying '' ( PF ) and the other the '' Pilot Not Flying '' ( PNF ) for each flight .