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Old 13th Mar 2009, 04:19
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chimbu warrior
 
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B733 is correct.

SOP's are usually developed with at least some input from the manufacturer (who in turn serves as a bit of a crucible for feedback from other operators plus investigations of incidents), who has also run the flight test program leading to type certification. Operators (especially first-time operators of a new type) who choose to ignore manufacturers recommendations are "...looking for somewhere to happen..." as the saying goes.

Similarly, adapting SOP's from another type can have some pitfalls. Whilst a degree of standardisation across different fleets is important, this should cover things such as standard calls and phraseologies.

Stick to the manufacturers checklist and you can't go wrong.
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