Originally Posted by
Black Pudding
During line training, when asked by the line trainer what the tailstrike limits are compressed and extended, what is the trainee going to say and refer too.
what use is asking the trainee to regurgitate a number? More appropriate questioning would be after say a descent brief asking what the effect of a different flap setting to that selected F3 vs Full would be? Or after a crosswind takeoff asking what would the effect of too much aileron input. Or when checking the output of the EFB before takeoff asking what the pros and cons of the selected flap are. Or what are the likely consequences of a stuffed up EFB falcon takeoff.
That’s how you can gauge a trainee’s understanding of a topic, rather than a rote leaned number.
That said, I see no harm in having in the manuals, although it may be encouraging pilots to look at their PFD s rather than the picture outside. Get that right and inside will be just fine.