So,erm let me get this right Fruity & Co as I think I am missing something.
If you were sat next to an airliner that appeared to your professional eye,in weather conditions that you deemed a relevant concern,to be contaminated-you would pass no comment?
So-if you experienced windshear on approach or departure for example,you would say nothing also as presumably the commander will have telepathy to assit him in the event no-one else does?
A polite riposte may be in order-but I think LTDs comments were designed to prevent not provoke.
3 years ago in FRA-I was sat opposite a C-17 at the holding point of 18 in steady snow,we waited 15 mins or so for our turn to be sprayed,the C-17 elected to "give it a go"-we had a grand view of his upper surfaces and let them know they were covered before they blasted off into the murk.
He replied that they were "inside the holdover-but thanks anyway"
Lufthansa then also piped up-and with a pause,the C-17 vacated the runway and were re-done behind us.
Flight safety is no place for political correctness-unless of course your parked next to "Teddy Bear Air"
IC