Another way of using ignorance as an excuse? Or give in to company pressure?
Oddly, what about your pet argument when it comes to EK132 that I previously mentioned? Or applying it to HL-3378?
You will never have a complete overview in the same way a medical check doesn't mean you will be fit to fly for a year.
B-b-b-b-but you are trying to minimize the risk (aka safety) and pushing your luck does not make it safe. Planes have become more complex with more possibilities of failures. Just because something has been done like this 40 years ago, doesn't make it safe!
One only needs to recall those very dangerous days prior to the mandatory high-viz vest requirement!