We had a stack of Indo 737 pilots suddenley raid our Co a couple of years ago looking for work. We didnt need pilots then but we thought wed keep them on file just in case. So we gave them a quick sim check. The company prefers single (unmarried) pilots due to the nature of the work rosters so we chose a batch of 20.
Not one of them passed! Yeh they were rated and current 737.
Same surprising reasons for failure:
* Almost all didnt conduct a proper and logical brief for engine out to cover the during and after takeoff. No consideration for 3rd and 4th segment obstacles
* 10 crashed after an engine-cut at V1
* 12 crashed into mountains while being radar vectored downwind in IMC. A radio failure was given. It was not picked up. Reason? "we were waiting for ATC to tell us to turn base!"
* Little or no knowledge of ICAO IFR procedure and aplication. THIS was woeful!
* Manipulative skill generaly was ok until something went wrong
* Only 1 or 2 could fly accurately without FD and AP engine-out. Only 1 made it through safely.
* QRH was followed, but blindly. The all important Notes were skipped over and never read. 15 opened the APU bleed valve when the #1 engine was still burning
* Every applicant had to be repositioned on final engine-out raw data because they all cocked it up first go. Only 2 at the end had any semblence of standard.
* Jammed elevator landing (yes I agree it isnt easy) resulted in only 2 making it anywhere near the airport. The rest all went in.
And yes they were all captains, and yes they were all recent on type!
Engineering knowledge and limitations of the aircraft overall was quite good though.