Originally Posted by
Ian W
Do you want your family to fly on an aircraft with a crew that has not been trained sufficiently to be completely confident in switching off automatics and flying and recovering the aircraft manually?
The answer is obvious, Ian W : Boeing and FAA top brass should go flying on a random third world airliner, with a crew chosen at the last moment, and having just performed whatever training Boeing and the FAA deemed necessary.
If it's 3/4 of an hour on a tablet, so be it.
Maybe they'll suddenly realize that a little bit more might not be a bad idea...