Oh boy QDM:
You are really going to have a lot of flack come down on you now.
So when you need someone on your side I will jump in.
Students today are taught and churned out like Pavlov's dogs,
in a Cookie Cutter assembly line.
The core of the problem is more complex, involving Lawyers who force manufactures to add even more and more items to be checked and Instructors brainwashed into beleiving what they teach.
Really sad situation when a student is forced to concentrate on a check list in say a Cessna 150 / 172 down wind that has more items than a Super Connie or the Space Shuttle.
How more bizzare can you get than to check the master switch on when you are talking to each other on the intercom?
So I am with you on this.
Cat Driver