The Vol 8 Conundrum

Here's a thing - the Vol 8 Conundrum. Well, the conundrum is "why the piece at all"? I'd guess 4 out of 5 CX pilots have their own notes. Perhaps the question should be - why? Might it be that CX tech manuals are not up to the task, that the 2 main Ops manuals are impenetrable, that the style of line training and checking, rather than developing all weather defensive operators, revolves around the alpha-male smart-arse I-know-what's-going-to-happen-next approach. Why would a BTC chastise a JFO for not knowing that he should remove the /+8000 at TD? How could he know? How could he know that this question even existed? We have a system that is increasingly driven as knowledge based with an unnecessary need to know copious amount of info that can easily be looked up. It's lazy training because it's easier than teaching people to fly and operate. Bang on about poor NPs and technical knowledge and the job's done. Factor in the vagaries of various checkers and their personal opinions that can fail you a check and it fast because obvious why Vol 8 exists. As Jack White of the White Stripes said "you just can't take the effect and make it the cause".