Cake and eat it.......
For clarity, you said.....
There is a difference - lost is when you've exhausted all the options that you were taught during your PPL (those that you can remember) and it's time to bite the bullet.
Then your scenario....
"You (not you personally, just a generic "you") realise you're unsure of your position, you start thinking of all the things you were taught, but before you get the chance to put them into action you notice the big runway, big terminal, big aircraft parked outside it.
Still only 'unsure of my position' here....stilll options to explore....
You don't know where it is, and so you've just gone from "unsure of position" to "lost" very quickly ........
By your definition, nope....still options to explore....still only unsure.....whose to say those big shiny jets aren't parked up at Exeter, Norwich or some other airport with instrument approaches but no CAS.....
Again, I accept your point of view and do advocate a fair degree of common sense and flexibility - but sorry to say I am not in favour of a blanket 'shoot first, ask questions later' approach to fixing position.
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