Originally Posted by
shortly2
..Anyone posting that a single engine approach in a 777 equates in any way to 2 engine inop approach in a Jumbo is a joker.
I posed the question originally because I didn't know the answer. But I would have thought all the elements viz the comprehension of the relevant ECL, the adherence to the target numbers, the assimilation of the maneuver, and the physical dexterity required for manipulation of controls, would be similar across both platforms. And the opinion of somebody who has flown both I don't count as a joker.
We have the same issue in the helicopter world. Young, ambitious, light weights usually of female gender who don't have the physical strength to fly an aircraft without hydraulic assistance when they should be able to. We had one in HK, she was scrubbed. There really can be no alternative if the pilot can't competently handle all the required maneuvers.