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A Cathay Pacific pilot picked up a new 777-300 at Everett a few years ago, came around for a low pass after takeoff and got in trouble with his company. Hot-dogging with corporate property is a no-no and if a Cargolux exec saw this the pilot could get a reprimand. Doesn't matter how "safe" the maneuver(ing) is, it's the liability exposure should something happen. If this guy had sucked birds into the engine(s) during the wing-rock he'd have to explain why he was rocking the wings--the investigators would use the 'showoff' maneuver to imply that was why birds were ingested and if the pilot had not been distracted by his wing-rock maneuver then he would have seen, and possibly avoided the birds (and the cost of repairs). Hypothetical yes, but sit through an accident/incident investigation and you'll see the focus being on the pilot adhering, or not, to Flight Manual and Company procedures. Every professional pilot has, or had better have, an education in the law. Expose your company to financial loss at your peril.
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'84 Carrera Cabriolet
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