I may have given the impression that I ignore the rules and SOPs relevant to my operation. I don't. But I'm very fortunate in so much that we can do most things because our SOPs (virtually the manufacturer's, word for word, including typos and spelling mistakes) are flexible enough to cover most things that we need to be able to do to fly safely and efficiently. But this flexibility also allows those with, shall we say 'less confidence', to take a more conservative approach (if that is the right word). I'm part of broad church - probably one with many gods. But it does work.
PM