lomapaseo;
Those two concepts are not exclusive
Yes, I'm fully aware of that but thank you for making the point clearer, even if only some pilot starting out in his/her commercial career reads this and learns one more fact about aviation that isn't taught as a licensing requirement...
The key requirement has been amply stated in the thread. However, hands up those who haven't either been fooled only to realize it later or probably more likely at least had maintenance try to fool you into taking the airplane "under the MEL" when you know damn well the airplane doesn't belong in the air?
Like I say, these are traps for young players and I'll bet you more than one crew has taken an airplane that shouldn't have gone.
As someone here said, "It's all about the money" and
absolutely nothing else. Management never sets the park brake; that is up to us.