Originally Posted by
Slice
Talk to 10 Feds and expect 10 different interpretations...if it's in your ops specs then you do it. CYA is the name of the game.
Originally Posted by
FlyerJosh
This goes right into the whole- if it's in your manual, you do it. That said, I will try not to blind folks if they are holding short.
I use the ice light because it is just another light to see, and it's pointed in a useful direction (outward). Light bulbs are cheap- especially when compared with the costs of injury from evasive maneuver or collision.
Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
The Ice Lights certainly are useful...like any other light on the aircraft. No need to justify it.
Exactly.
My philosophy has always been to do what the book says (using common sense of course). If you should have an incident/accident and it is discovered that you were not following SOPs, it's going to be harder to defend yourself. There are enough stressful things (along with some wonderful things) involved with this job. Why make it harder?
On separate note, if you routinely fly standard and in accordance with your company SOPs, in my opinion it makes line checks and PCs much less stressful. Of course you can always have a bad day or just bad luck, but I know some guys who experience a much higher level of stress at their jeopardy events because they are used to operating their way. When the day comes, they have to consciously make an effort to be standard which can be a distraction. I'm not advocating being unreasonably rigid and not using common sense, but overall I do what the book says.