What made you think there was an SOP for flying into a cliff? Many is the time we have queeried instructions and maybe done the opposite of what we had been invited to do. Are you a pilot or SLF? as this may be beyond you.
Maybe is beyond me...however your logic does not stand.
You are talking about instruction received, not rules. I was just trying to say that your comparison cannot stand any logic, even for a SLF.
Dismissing my comment only because I am SLF, does not do any good to your reasoning. The issue here is, follow the rules or not follow them.
Let me say something for which I am qualified as SLF, I would not sit in a plane with PM in front! A guy that is prone to break rules for the shake of his ego does not satisfy my safety standards.