Interesting.
At least one US major airline gives no training on unusual aircraft attitudes. Why? Could it be money, even before Sept 11, but long after the loss of the UA 737 in Colorodo Springs and the 737 near Pittsburgh? Not to pick on the 737s, just to point out the perceived need for a new type of training in all transport planes. Doesn't United teach it in each fleet?
For this "other" airline, unusual attitude training (in our fleet) is to have an engine failure at about 18-20 degrees pitch on takeoff. But we still, in December, wasted some time and money on simulator PRM approaches, which are NOT to be done anymore at the "Peoples' Republik" hub! . . Woops! The Peoples' Thought-Korrektness Polizei might be reading this in Eagan...they said that "the Wall" came down, but most of us know better.
As for training, the FAA might like to sign off any slight change in the trainingsyllabus...more paperwork=more job security.
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