Originally Posted by bubbers44
I think the point of letting your company deciding what you do versus you as PIC is you make the final decision. It always will be this way. That is why we have always done it this way in the US.
And that dear fellow is how we generally do it outside of the US! However, it is always good to get INPUT from relevant sources
Final decision is the skipper's...
Besides, the information downlink to Maintenance from a 380 would be far greater and informative, than would it from an old bird like an MD80, if it even has the capability at all.