At the risk of sending this thread off in another direction, I would like to ask a question or two about the S76 Flight Check Procedures Manual.
First, should we as pilots consider the FCPM as something we can use at our discretion to ensure system funtionality if we think there is a potential problem, or must we sit idly by until some higher power decrees the Flight Check Procedures Manual be consulted?
Secondly, should the procedures and checks in the FCPM be considered unusual or abnormal and used only under the most controlled circumstances, or are they in fact something much more straight forward, suitable for day to day troubleshooting?
Simple questions perhaps, but able to generate considerable heated debate when all the right things happen in the right order.