Originally Posted by
Arado 234
What does it really mean" approved by the FAA"? Read the NTSB's final on the AA accident in Jamaica, you'll find plenty of sentences starting with "the FAA failed...." and "the company failed..."
Why don't you have a look at C&R when you look at other brains! Scary!
I am using and have been using mine for a safe operation and have successfully done so for over 20 years. Pilots who only refer to the manual are usually the most insecure and pain in the butt (not the safest) pilots to fly with.
That is why I DON'T look at C&R.
You mean. Jamaica....NEW YORK?? Which one? Or are you referring to the Airbus that crashed shortly after 9/11? Look, nobody is perfect but the FM is a REQUIRED document to operate by under NORMAL circumstances. That is the point. If you want to go off the reservation for some reason be prepared to justify it if and when the time comes.
That's all.
BTW, I have used MY brain all of my career as well (40+) and I'm accident free (there by the grace of the supreme being). I wouldn't tempt fate if I were you. Nevertheless, feel free to "toss out" the FM or better yet, just march to the beat of your OWN drummer and we'll see how that "logical brain" of yours operates if and when the time comes.
The F/O's I fly with "get it" and I don't seem to be winding up on anybody's no fly list as of yet.