On the flightdeck there is no time to go through that process.
That is patently untrue and the existence of emergency checklists demonstrates this - the flashing white glove around the cockpit has caused far more accidents than knowing too much about the aircraft.
The Air France accident was caused by not knowing how the AP worked or understanding the hierarchy of control on the sidesticks - yes Attitude Power and Trim would have saved the day but being swamped with information and panicking because you don't understand it is how to kill hundreds of people.
Perhaps people get too hung up on the word pilot - your abilities as a pilot depend greatly on how you were trained, not just for your PPL/CPL, but beyond that to do the required job with the aircraft.
A PPL can call him/herself a pilot but is generally only capable of basic manoeuvres and simple navigation - CPL takes that up a notch and allows you to earn money flying - ATPL goes up several extra notches again.
What is the difference between these levels? Experience, training and KNOWLEDGE.
If all you do is GA flying as a PPL or tour flying as a CPL, do you really think you have the skills and knowledge of an ATPL holder?
Now plenty of people are happy with the level they get to and that is great but on this forum there are a lot of very experienced and well-qualified pilots from all walks of life who have pushed themselves (or been pushed) to expand their skills and knowledge to make them better pilots.
So when statements are made regarding pilot skills, knowledge and abilities, especially with regard to the training required just remember there is a very long way between PPL and Test Pilot and what suits PPL training won't cut the mustard with more advanced levels.