Airmanship: The ability to operate the aircraft safely and efficiently both in the air and on the ground...
(I think that was the definition they made us sweat on way back...)
Well there's nothing wrong in anyone operating the aircraft exactly as the manuafacturer intended, profile-wise, or in any other respect.
Airmanship was mentioned earlier but operating the aircraft efficiently as well as safely is also a major airmanship consideration, as in the definition quoted above. I have no problem doing this and am able to sleep at night, regarding the safety of my passengers, believe it or not HSWL!!
I observe limitations, as appropriate, including the MEL-dictated speed limit of 250Kt below 10 000ft which is for bird-strike protection when window heat is U/S, as I said before.
The structure of the window material is more flexible when warmer just as many plastics and metals are.
Last edited by itchybum; 4th Jan 2005 at 00:52.