Derjodel in his #552 post clearly states the issue of the era. This is a time of transition in the airline industry, as too much of the work required to maintain good flying skills has been automated. Unlike earlier days, the pilot’s essential tactile and cognitive connection with the airplane when several things are happening at once is nowhere near what it needs to be when things go wrong. No amount of training or improved simulation can make up for this, and further automation can only make it worse. You cannot make better pilots in airplanes designed to increasingly diminish the need for them.
Another issue also mentioned before is the covid crisis that does not end with the last of the pandemic. A complex but smoothly functioning airline industry has been completely derailed and the problem confronting the flight crews now afflicts the entire industry. Benched for too long, the need for rusty but essential skills will be greatest when they are anything but sharp.
Last edited by ferry pilot; 11th Feb 2021 at 16:34.