Sometimes people gain wisdom, knowledge and experience as they mature. In contrast, the prerequisite to youth is folly, ignorance and inexperience.
This explains why some people become more conservative as they mature.
It’s 100% the co-pilots fault. See, he mansplained to her but she’s the pilot. How dare he, the lowly co-pilot tell her how to fly? This upset her and she needed to exert her authority as the pilot.