Originally Posted by
MurphyWasRight
I did not see anything in the quote that said they could not continue frying once the parts were removed
Reminded me of an occurrence in the hot air balloon field, only third hand so it might actually be true:
The Velcro manufacturer first found out that Velcro was in use to seal the top seam of hot air balloons when they were served with notice of a product liability lawsuit.
Their reaction was to send out a notice to all hot air balloon owners advising them that Velcro was not approved for 'critical' applications and was not to be used in hot air balloons.
A balloon owner who was also a lawyer crafted a great response thanking them for their concern and 'per their instructions' had removed the Velcro from his balloon and would let them know how thing worked out after his next flight...
BTW: There wa Nothing wrong with the Velcro, other that it was wet, it is part of a quick dump system for landings, just the usual 'deep pockets' approach.
so you are saying they would be OK to fly with the leading edge slats locked out????