Ferris says:
If your company knows, and just doesnt care to tell you and directs you to use flex etc. then the vicarious liability is theirs.
Ferris is correct here, but
Smilin Ed says:
SOP won't save you in court.
Smilin Ed is incorrect here.
If you follow company SOP's and use reduced power take-off's and/or intersection departures (or any other company SOP's for that matter), a tech crew is protected by the law of vicarious liability. If a tech crew ignores company SOP's and are involved in any incident that results in any liability, a crew may be found negligent and a court may then find them liable. This is not to say a crew must used reduced power or intersection departures, that decision is always left to the PIC.
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