Fuji,
I do hope that people won't stop calling for help if they need it. For the final time, that is not what WWW and I have been objecting to. It is people calling and pretending they aren't lost when in reality they are. Am I alone in hoping that the pilots of this country aren't so idiotic as to not be able to admit mistakes? If that is the case, then ban them all! there is no place for egotism in an a/c cockpit. Especially when things are going wrong. Confidence yes, Ego no.
If D&D themselves don't see a need to change procedures, then nor do I.
It's funny, but I mentioned tis thread to my other half, who is a non-flyer and not particularily fussed by it all. Her reaction?
"Just make it so that people can only call for a training fix when there is an FI onboard." As I've said before, I don't agree with that, but it's always interesting how someone unconnected with the minutae of an issue percieves it.
Which Wonky Welsh Windbag are you talking about? I've been accused of being one of those a few times myself.