Originally Posted by
giggitygiggity
Is trying that in the sim really good training for crews? It will just make people more likely to press on with a very hot and high approach because 'it might just work out'. I reckon I could get it down, but practising it in the sim with an aim to prove that it is no big deal and possibly a bad idea.
Are you kidding? Doing stuff in the sim that you don't normally do in the aircraft is part of the reason that so much training has been off loaded into sims.
Originally Posted by FullWings
... on the whole I would say it is good training in what the aircraft is capable (or not capable) of. As long as the SAC are attained and maintained, then it’s using the tools in the box.
Give that man a cigar.