Originally Posted by
GordonR_Cape
@
meleagertoo
To take a contrarian viewpoint: If an aircraft is not safe to be operated by airlines in countries whose pilots are not top-notch, then it should not be sold to those airlines/countries. Or fix the aircraft, so that it is safe to be operated by less-than-perfect pilots. End of (my version of) the story...
My version would be: if a pilot cannot fly stick and rudder, pitch and power when all else fails, no aircraft can be considered safe. If a airline or country is unable or unwilling to train their pilots in the basics of flying unassisted, then they should not be operating air transport services.