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Originally Posted by Centaurus
It is interesting to note that Boeing state: Use roller coaster (least desirable). My comment: The whole procedure is complicated and fraught with the danger of getting out of sequence. All the more reason for a competent simulator instructor to lead students step by step through each procedure - including the roller coaster method to recover from a severe out of trim condition
I would generally argue the opposite - how well is it going to stick 5 years after training? Are people going to jump to the rollercoaster procedure even when it's not a sensible choice? Can a sim even effectively reproduce a rollercoaster?

The necessity for it could & should have been engineered out (and basically has been, it appears).

You have the same questions and answers previously discussed on other threads about why we don't simulator train pilots for no-engine landings and ditchings, except that those are significantly more common and significantly harder to prevent occurring in the first place.

Something else would have to come out of the sim to put rollercoaster in.
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