Originally Posted by Cr4zy
Rules in UK and USA are meant to avoid anyone claiming compensation ("Any deposit on wing surface = no go"). Rules in other parts of the world are based on experience and real life.....................
.......But, of course, the initial poster is a BA pilot (= GOD), against a pilot from another country (do it the UK way, robot and proud of it)
Only on PPRuNe could somebody with no experience whatsoever of flying an airliner come and tell us all how it should be done.
Rules in the UK and USA are meant to avoid an aircraft crashing due to contaminated wing surfaces. I don't really care if other parts of the world think that's an acceptable risk to take.