Originally Posted by
skywatch
Tony, I think we agree more than we disagree, probably more than either of us would admit. And I commend you for be willing to write that much, as I am not and will not.
I will only say that I defend 3pt in his assertion that an SMS is not defined ...
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But the point is, if a carrier says that a QA observation program is part of the SMS for that carrier, it is. I think that is the gist of my disagreement.
Perhaps we agree even more than you think. If 3pointlanding has asserted that the FedEx Express QA program is part of their SMS, I have no issue with that. Like I said before, they can put anything they want in it, including a Saturday morning 3-mile run.
The assertion that I take issue with is that the FedEx QA program is
required by SMS or by IOSA. IT IS NOT REQUIRED. The function that it serves is currently served by LOSA.
They can have it if they want, but they're going to have deal with unhappy pilots. ... which may be the real purpose all along.
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