Speaking as a pilot:
I always work on the principle of "expect the procedural approach, plan for it, brief it and if something easier is offered then it's my lucky day" - and I apply that wherever I am. I also work on the principle of "ask for your preferred option - because if you don't ask, you won't get"
That doesn't answer your specific question, of course, but I reckon it#s a good philosophy.
Last edited by moggiee; 1st Mar 2011 at 09:20.