Icarus that's extremely short sighted. Day to day ops are governed by SOPs. Thats why airlines are so safe. But these don't cater for every scenario and nor can they. They can't tell you exactly what to do in an emergency when you're required to think outside the square. The whole reason why captains are given the power to overide them if required to uphold safety is because procedures cannot encompass all scenarios. Every flight is different. A monkey can follow standard procedure, so can a low hour pilot. It's when it all hits the fan you need experience. Hence the senate enquiry. That's being said without a 'hand on it'.