[quote=TheGreatChecko;462902]There are plenty of things that could be checked every flight, but aren't because SOP doesn't call for it. Their's didn't.

I mean, most checks just require pressing one button. We don't check the cockpit lights, run the fire tests, or check the gear horn prior to every takeoff. Could we? Sure, but its not in the procedures...

Do you seriously run every daily check prior to every flight?
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I see what you're saying, but I don't think a procedure to verify takeoff configuration exactly falls under the category of a daily check. It just seems silly to me that SOP is to perform this once a day? It's purpose is to verify configuration for takeoff, not functionality of a system.