Nice!
So we're all wrong for wanting the mechanics to ride along on those flight ops checks, Mr Expert?
I would argue that a lot of the mistakes you see pilots make are down to falling behind the aircraft due to high work load during particularly busy phases of flight, rather than complacency or not giving a crap.
If a mechanic has to ride along, he's gonna give more of a crap, plain and simple, Mr. Expert!
If think you need to bully him into riding along with you in order to get quality maintenance, then there is a serious problem.