Originally Posted by
RiverCity
Let me bring up an admittedly ancient, but perhaps relevant, example of just this situation. You have a new owner, plus a Big Wheel from the manufacturer flying over Nowhere and one, or both, want to see what the machine will do and perhaps impress the journo. So they order the pilot who says, "NO!" and then put enough pressure on him so he says, "This is definitely against my better judgement," and gives in for a few fateful minutes.
Assuming for a minute he did that (which, I hasten to add, I do not believe) - would he be doing so on an airway ??