Heli-phile:
Things will only get worse as the generation Y is recruited. Key thing for recruiters is to find guys and gals who want to learn and improve from day 1 right through to retirement
Have to agree with you there. Unfortunately there are those championing nonsense like MPL shortcut.... reducing actual flying in airplanes and trying to use simulators to fast-track "Gen Ys" into the right seat.
Lizad was spot on when he said "Sims are great training aids, but in the end, they can't simulate the fine essence of handling the actual jet they simulate when it comes to the true beauty and art of flying. For a crude comparison, although my sauve, debonair self wouldn't know precisely, but I'd guess
they rank somewhere like that of using an inflatable doll to simulate time with a lady versus using the real thing. Great for procedures, but somewhat lacking in enjoying the true experience."
As with all things aviation, nothing gets changed except in blood. Only when the first loss of lives happen and are attributed to poor flying skills or lack of proper training in how to fly an airplane during licencing, will anything happen. Almost all aviation regulations are written in blood.