Gentlemen,
Once again, I am confused.
I can not however say the same for the actual aircraft… ie: unforeseen structural changes in a fluid environment aka catastrophic systemic damage. The desired reaction to which comes after many years of command experience in actual aircraft… not a machine safely situated on terra firma.
How many in this forum assume that they would also be able to cope in such conditions and based on what??
Training in a Simulator!
I suspect that the number of Pilots in this forum who have encountered an engine fialure or any other life threatening event in an aircraft could be counted on one hand.
You all assume you will cope based on the training and practise carried out in the 'box'. Sometimes people will, sometimes they will not - for example the east Midlands accident.
TheNight Owl,
I wasn't being dismissive of your experience, merely pointing out that the older military Simulators you metioned do not compare to more recent civil simulators and were never designed to do the same type of training - I also worked on them!