VariablePitch
my dear, I am a Training Captain on B747-400 and -8.
you?
Banana Joe,
on a degree, not even 10 percent of all you see is relevant, but as in a good atpl, it creates a General level of knowledge, and broader understanding.
I got over 1400 hours of classroom training 20 years ago, and at a very high and intensive level. And guess what? It was not nearly enough to even begin to understand the complexity
of being an Airline Pilot. That will only come with experience, but it DID create the ability to absorb and understand that experience. Something whoefully lacking in new cadets.
and yes, I studied at a National Airlines Flight Academy.