Originally Posted by
atooraya
The note is put in there to probably differentiate between taxi under its own power or being repositioned by a tug. Section (c) explicitly states, "all ground operations involving taxi."
Hey man, its your ticket. If you wanna try it out, go to ORD or LGA and be number 20 for takeoff and every time you move forward, then set the brake, you can start talking about your favorite football team with a Fed in a jumpseat. Then you can show them the note and let me know the reaction.
There is no "probably" in this. It's black and white. Always has been in my 24 years as an airline pilot. The rule is: if you are moving under your own power - taxiing - sterile cockpit applies. If you are parked. It does not. It's really that simple.
Yea, I've had plenty of Feds on the Jumpseat, and we've chatted many times on the taxiway while parked. They and I know the rules.