4dogs,
...and my point is that, as soon as you start moving away from the 'normalised' way of operating, you achieve several things...
(i) You're out on your own;
(ii) You have no means of monitoring 'your' method;
(iii) You'll become a well-known character on the line and people will feel uncertain of you.
..and more.
If someone has found a better way of setting up the systems we use, he should put it forward for evaluation, through the company, the manufacturer, or the regulator, or whoever. If not, sticking with what we know won't kill us.
Performance questions affect the bottom lne of airline acounts. If the new way is better, the company will make more money. FACT.
Until the new way is the standard way, it's best to do it the way everyone else does.....