Admiral- Yes. Very many things require certain experience and judgement.
If a pilot has very limited time in an aircraft, for example with certain pneumatic/anti-ice system quirks, putting any of various common glitches in the logbook can create a canceled flight and a stranded crew (all hotel rooms might be sold out).
One problem is that Captains sometimes put a small problem in the logbook-due to HIS/HER misunderstanding of the system (i.e. all or no anti-ice on in order for the RAT/EPR indicator to operate, or a pack will not open with only APU air pressure), without asking the First Officer whether the glitch will operate after an engine is started etc.
Captains' or FOs' impulsive assumptions have created many totally unnecessary cancellations or major delays (1-3 hours). Even switching on ram air and leaving the ship when it is a 90*F. (this is outside the much hotter tail cone...) day is a good hint at the levels of ignorance (and lack of coordination) out there.
Why delay at 1300 (local) for a burned out position light with passengers to connect downline at a hub? Chickensh!t.
Mechanics tried to MEL our entire autopilot simply because the speed or Mach hold function did not engage. I told them "no". The autopilot worked just fine.