This does underscore the question of exactly how often you must check things to see if they are broken. Considering the very low failure rate of hard wired switches, you must wonder why you check that interconnect every day.
I have always wondered exactly how much time we waste in the cockpit doing daily checks that could be done weekly or monthly or yearly, depending on the inherent reliability of the system being checked. As manfacturers, we are stuck because there is only one paper checklist, with the "first start of the day" and the "through flight" checks.
With computer cockpits, it should be possible for the manufacturer to group the system checks by prompting you to do the required check on the required interval. This could allow a much briefer checklist.
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