Originally Posted by
autoflight
In 40 years of flying significant aircraft, I never heard anyone else discuss the actual flight procedure to be followed or practice it in a sim. I find it difficult to believe that such discussions are too theoretical. Maybe we are not comfortable enough to discuss such things with other crew members.
If you've never practiced that in the simulator then your company's training program needs work. I've seen lots of excellent LOFT scenarios where going the process of getting back on the ground was the most complex part of the emergency - far more than the situation that caused the decision in the first place.