So, are you guys saying that whatever is the most restrictive between the regs & the operators manual, is law?
In this case, the 30 mins before ECT in the PB ops manual was the most restrictive, so that is the law? And the departure time taken as airborne time by the CAA is the most restrictive (assuming that the post above, about the PB ops manual saying departure is off chocks, is accurate), so that is the law?
If that is the case, why would the CAA approve a manual that states off chocks time is departure time, leading to possible confusion & error? It affects much more than just this circumstance, e.g. flight & duty times, engineering inspections based on flight times, etc.
And if this is the case, wouldn't the difference have given the defence another angle for their case?
Last edited by Oakape; 18th Mar 2013 at 10:03.