Originally Posted by
Icelanta
but ATPL needs to transform into an Academic training once again, just like it was before bloody JAR/FCL!
Most young FO’s can’t even recognise clouds or interpret weather charts anymore, let alone understand the workings of a laser gyro or how Radio Navigation has developed into what it is now.
Why does it need to transform into an academic qualification?
Not once in my career would an intimate technical knowledge of a laser gyro have added anything useful to the situation. I'm yet to meet an FO who can't interpret a weather chart or who couldn't "recognise clouds".