Originally Posted by
T54A
I've always wondered why companies use their SOP as opposed to the OEM SOP. Why do some people think they know better than the guys who actually made the machine?
Most of all they don't change manufactures SOPs significantly, the try to do it more conservative... As an example our Company policy force us to check Flight controls before taxi and strictly doesnt recommend to do it if acft is moving...and reason of this was a couple of takeoffs without f.ctl check...