hi Blogsie, yes I have to agree with thorny - you sound like a check captain that I used to work with - had blinkers on all day and never thought outside the box, nor considered empathy for other users.
From what you say, you are an example of the problem - CULTURE CHANGE AND EDUCATION and we might see some significant changes.
Oh and part of the deal would be to teach airmanship and situational awareness like they did 30+ years ago. Not much of each surfacing from many flying schools or airline training departments these days.
