Some airlines have this for specific flight phases, like below transition level or below MSA.
Making use of it on a continuous basis is plain stupid. Another management powertrip idea, like a dog pi$$ing on a lamp post to mark the territory... Companies are full of these, trying to re-invent the wheel -or teaching birds how to fly- in order to justify their positions...
By putting more rules, we ask pilots to follow blindly and this decreases airmanship and initiative. Any professional pilot will use good judgment to find out when using 100's or 1000's is more relevant to the task at hand.
Last edited by FLEXPWR; 8th Feb 2014 at 12:49.
Reason: additional input