Originally Posted by
Capn Bloggs
The job is hard enough as it is without having to refer to the AFM as well. Do you refer to the AFM as the primary method of operating the aeroplane?
Agreed; you read me wrong. Of course, I use FCOM to fly it, also in order to
not reference the AFM.
The certification package is AFM, MMEL, CDL, W&B, like 4 puzzle pieces. The FCOM / OEM's SOP set serves as a frame to them, so I can handle the big picture without studying the individual pieces and how they snap together. The debate above was about some inevitable consequences of modifying the factory guidance.