new breed get so little exposure, they have difficulty with the basics
You’ve hit the nail on the head there, but it isn’t always just a lack of training. We can all turn of the automatics and fly raw data, but with 48 constraints on a star after 3 or 4 sectors, I can definitely see a reluctance in people to actually do it in fear of busting a level. I fully understand anyone can hold an altitude, but the fear of the QAR and standards Dept is at the forefront of most people’s minds. The actual opportunity for a visual circuit is also rapidly diminishing. Mostly class D airports it’s possible but now even YMHB which was always good fun is ‘descend via the star’