Well, I already know what the Guvnor thinks about this topic, and I already know what most of you think of the Guvnor
.
I was hoping to get a few more responses, and maybe even start a debate, on the merits of on-type training versus overall flying experience.
Specifically, I would be interested to know whether people think that Capt. Piche's expert handling of the A330 can be attributed to his years of bush piloting, or whether it was a combination of just being a good instinctive pilot and having good training and experience on type.
As I said: I would have thought that knowledge of the glide characteristics of other aircraft would be of little help in such a situation, and may even be a disadvantage. Put it this way, no amount of deft handling of the controls is going to help you if you've miscalculated the rate of descent you can maintain under glide conditions. But then, I'm not a pilot, so what would I know?
Would any
other pilots (i.e. not Guvnor, whose views I already know) care to comment?
[ 28 August 2001: Message edited by: Covenant ]