Your comment about "perfection" is good, as whether it is achieved or not is based on the standards.

For me, "perfection" items I strive for are pushing from Marshall on time, planning and flying enroute descents to maximize the efficiency of the airplane and having an un-noticeable landing at the point I aim for, along with flying the flight to applicable standards. A pilot flies to standards. A professional pilot exceeds standards.

That said, even the loosest definition would include getting your passengers from point A to point B alive. They failed to do that. They should be held accountable, as that is an unacceptable error. Whether they were given bum tools or not, countless other aircraft accomplished that assignment from that airport and didn't lose a life.

Whether they did/did not use CRM, checklists, other tools/techniques that are in place to reduce errors or were set up to fail by management or the FAA, their error killed their passengers. They are not paid to make errors, and they are paid to make the decision not to go if the risk to success becomes too high. If the airfield was so jacked up they couldn't find the right runway, they should have not taxied until it was fixed.

Since you edited the spelling in your post, that is a control measure used to achieve "perfection". If, on re-reading, you realized your post was junk, you would not have submitted it. That is a risk control.

Pilot pay: comment about the 73 pay noted...then why the difference between 50 - 70 - 90 seat RJ's??