Originally Posted by
Vessbot
Are all of these questions spelled out in "chapter and verse?" If not, then they're technique, not procedure; they're also not what I'm talking about, which is procedure spelled out in black and white with no discretion left to the pilots. Maybe you were originally thinking of technique and misspoke with the "chapter and verse" quip, and if so then I agree with you on your examples; but it immediately reminded me of the squishy justifications that pilots will come up with to justify anything. Give them an inch in discretion and they'll take a mile.
Exactly, except I find a lot of F/O's these days just take the mile.
And I am not talking about Black and White Procedure either. Read my previous post, everyone of those examples can be flown with different techniques within the framework of SOP.
In any event, you will understand my point when you become a Captain and realise there is more to operating an aircraft than nice landings, selfies and trying to unlock the pants of every flight attandant.