John, please don't take this out of context. I was referring to the following.
Originally Posted by
chopjock
However if the blades are turning with no pilot at the controls, clearly the purpose is not to fly!
This thread is about the pilot landing, exiting without shut-down (for whatever reason), then getting back in and taking off again.
One can't seriously wrap this up as maintenance ground-run.
Rotarywise was just stating that EASA
unfortunately clearly prohibits such action.
I'm not saying that it never makes sense to do so. Just that is not legal under EASA.