Originally Posted by
meleagertoo
....somewhere amongst all those purple ink-filled brains there must be a crumb of practicality and common sense left....
Have you not heard?
Many moons ago, it was discovered that "common sense" was not common at all. In fact, it never was!
Not only in aviation, but everywhere!
That is why everything today has manuals and written procedures that are to be followed.
It is also referred to as
CYA.