Warlock2000
Spot on. Agree with everything on that post.
Grumpy
Okay, if some of what you say ref. speed brakes for example,is tongue in cheek then fine. I whole heartedly agree with you on the subject of CDA's. There are many guys here, in BOTH seats, who do not know what one is, let alone know how to fly one! In the time i've been here, not once has a Continuous Descent Approach been even mentioned or demonstrated during training and by far the worst offender was a senior TRE into LHR. COMPLETELY CLUELESS!
Although the latest newsletter mentioned CDA's, the solution apparently is to look up some reference hidden in the bowels of a long winded publication. Come on EK training dept, take ownership of the problem and TEACH the guys during training.Give the guys a simple laminated A5 card that has the information to hand, ideal for those unable to fly ( through the automatics of course) and do their 3 x tables at the same time.
BYMONEK