Well, then you're both grounded I'm afraid. Here's what AFM of airbus says about the reigns supreme of AFM:
Ident.: GEN-INTR-00005876.0001001 / 26 NOV 09 EASA APPROVED Criteria: A330
This Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) is a reference document published in English. It is not established as an operational document to be used directly by the crew in flight. Flight crew documents available in flight must include an Operational Manual, with appropriate contents and language as required by the National Regulations.
Note: Any Flight Crew Operating Manual (FCOM) reference within the AFM must be considered as advisory information, the FCOM being a non approved document.This AFM is specific to a given certified aircraft model, which is specified in the Heading Approbation Documentary Unit (Refer to APPRO-HEAD Heading Approbation) and Approval Reference Documentary Unit (Refer to APPRO-ENV Approval Reference) of this AFM. It was approved by the Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC) prior to 28 September 2003 and is since approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). When applicable, it is approved by the EASA on behalf and according to the requirements of the importing Authority, e.g. the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for US registered aircraft.
Perhaps Boeing is different but not airbus coz it's been written by lawyers not pilots.
