I'm not implying that there is insufficent testing, just stating that the aircraft in question have now been operated and proven commercially for over 40 years....... and with that comes alot of different experiences
The only thing pilots really need know are, to take due care, use commonsense and fly within your experiance level!!! Thats all it takes to run a safe operation... Its just a pitty you can't make commonsense a requirement for a pilots licence.
Everybody has pushed the limits further than they would have liked....
"Good judgment comes with experience; the only problem is experience comes from bad judgment"
I don't believe using flap to help get airborne is a bad idea, its got me out of more trouble than its ever gotten me into, and i was just sharing my experiences with somebody that asked.....
"Learn from others mistakes, you won't live long enough to make them all yourself"
Fly safe
