Originally Posted by
Guppydriver95
Like most of what’s in the book, it’s there to protect the company, not us. If you have an accident/incident where the recommended xwinds were exceeded, you can bet your a$$ that you will feel mighty lonely at the end of the table when every attorney from the FAA, NTSB, and company points at your lack of judgement.
This! I've always told my younger FO's to treat these "recomendations" as a limit. Like everything else, have a [good] reason for everything you do and be able to explain it at the table.