Originally Posted by
Speed_Trim_Fail
Whilst I agree, it isn’t always possible particularly in the winter months. I’ve had tours where we have flown very few if any coupled approaches, lots of raw data etc but equally I’ve had months where a combination of busy 3/4 sector days and the usual tiredness that comes from constantly battling slots, tech issues etc as well as British weather has meant the opportunity is few and far between.
A couple of hours in the sim every month (or even every 3 months) with a trainer to try some non jeopardy manual flying and maybe even review/debrief some stuff I saw on the line…. My word that would be invaluable.
Yes I know, but the same is true of the 3 practice auto-lands every 6 months. 6 months is half a year - and not all of it winter, so there should be at least three days in that whole period when they can be safely practised. And if not, we had to do the missing ones in the SIM