Originally Posted by
ATC Watcher
You really cannot really "train" adequately to combat the "Startle effect" and as explained earlier ,it would be very expensive .
You absolutely can set up a startle effect scenario for the crew to work through, a hugely beneficial exercise. However airline executives want the cheapest training possible. That is why most sim training is a box ticking exercise designed to meet the exact minimum proscribed regulatory requirements. Putting in some free form training exercises so pilots can stretch themselves cost money, that is why it doesn’t happen.