Originally Posted by
twinotterifr
While i do understand most of the comments regarding the ATPL theory aspect and the amount of information involved. However, regarding training delivery in condensed time frames, i would like to understand why, for example, type rating courses specifically their ground school/systems classes are also so condensed (1-2 weeks) max. For a modern turbofan aircraft with a high degree of sophistication and advanced technologies, why would providers/authorities intentionally squeeze all that knowledge into such a short time frame?
I hope someone who actually knows can respond, but I can think of two reasons:
1) The information is not vital to your operation of the aircraft.
2) The information is vital to the operation of the aircraft, but your actual learning of that information will be in the sim, base/line training and whilst operating it as an F/O, so all they really want is a box ticked at the beginning to show that you looked at the manual before you got on with the real work of practically learning how to apply it.