Originally Posted by
FlyingStone
It doesn’t matter one bit what is written in the Boeing or Airbus FCOM. The FCOM/OM approved by your regulator will tell you how them and your airline expect you to operate. Any decent airline will run an SMS-fed SOP, and if the data suggests a modification of SOP is required to increase safety, then I don’t see how any of us can disagree on that.
That is very true, however SMS fed SOPs don’t always relate to pilot abilities, they can also show training deficiencies... in that case training programs need to be adapter. Not SOPs.