There are very good reasons why we (Pilots) are not encouraged, even forbidden in some companys to think let alone act outside the box.
I will list a few:
1. Regulators use risk management to assess what is reasonable to have to cope with and what is not.
2. Operators are obliged to train for situations that are set by the regulator.
3. New emergencies are introduced after a very long gestative pperiod following a specific recommendation from a an accident investigative body.
4. The history of aviation proves this to be true.
5. This system is known as the analytical system.
6 If one wants meaningful change in this and many other areas of traditional thinking one needs to start looking at the issue from a systemic point of view.
7. Lastly the regulator, operator, ATS provider and Insurer are all quite comfortable with the staus quo because it compartmentalises the risk.
The thinking in the event of an out of the box accident goes like this:
1. Regulator has oversight and monitoring procedures. May be criticised by accident investigator and recommendations made. But recommendations are just that. If the accident happens to knock down the Regulator's Head office, recomendations suddenly become madatory.
2. Operator is confident that his SOPs are approved and that his training and standards are the highest in the business.
3. ATS has a similar view to operator.
4. Insurer knows that premiums are going to go up.
5. Guess who is in the compartmentalised box?