"Shiver Me Timbers" wrote in message

If you take off in a plane you know needs to be repaired,
you are violating the FARs as well as the rental policy.

If anyone takes of in a plane that needs to be repaired this
armchair pilot and lurker says you are dumber than a
sack of hammers and a prime candidate for the darwin award.

My initial thought was the same, but upon re-reading it, it seems to be
saying that if you take the plane to a remote location and THEN determine
something is wrong, you have to stay with the plane. 'Cause if the PIC
knew there was a problem before taking it out, well, he's got bigger issues
than the FBO policy. But what if you fly someplace and, say, the alternator
fails while you're gone? You certainly don't fly back, but the FBO doesn't
want you just abandoning the plane there.

Not sure it's a good policy, but I think that's what it means.

-c