Originally Posted by
olster
The dumbing down for pilots has evolved over time. Ask any 737 pilot what the WTRIS is and you are unlikely to get a coherent rely. Not their fault. Yet another sub system that exists under the surface. The only reference in our EASA manuals is the MEL. Go figure.
It's actually worse than that. Despite the removal of a bunch of system information over the years, there is plenty of information still in the manuals that is no longer required knowledge. Pilots are still human, and they are not likely to expend brain cells learning something that their employers do not care if they know. For example, there are still lots of 737 pilots who do not know why that "FEEL DIFF PRESS" light comes on when the AOA sensor goes south.