Originally Posted by
DeltaT
AerocatS2A I haven't said anything about perfecting it. Trainable...we all got trained to get a CPL. Show improvement...well let the candidate get on with it then.
Correct, we did all get trained to CPL. Unfortunately some people have a limit to what they can do (I have been in the sim with some truly atrocious pilots) and while they may be trainable to some degree there comes a point where they can't go any further without an unreasonable investment in time. So "trainable" is not a given as you seem to be implying. As for letting the candidate "get on with it", if the candidate needs their full mental capacity just to fly a few turns then I don't think they belong in a flight deck. Flying a B777 or B787 may sound daunting, but it really isn't, not at 200 knots with partial flaps, the EFIS setup with a full compass rose, no flight directors etc. In some ways a Dash 8 sim would be harder to fly nicely as you have to use the rudder with power changes to keep it balanced.
Anyway, what is your solution, how do you think it should be run?