HERE'S ANOTHER PROBLEM....
In our quest for increased practical tasks and a level of realism, the best reconstruction of the real world possible would be the use of a complete and functional 'modern' aircraft (A320, 737-400). It would have to be kept indoors, and maintained with spares support. This would have to be a non-flying aircraft. Just purely as a vision, it should be possible to extend the EASA/FD course by 6 months or a year to include pure practical sessions on this aircraft including C-checks, role change, engine changes, etc.
Here's the problem - there is not a training facility in the world who could afford this level of realism...... so in your opinion, how can we achieve this? Is there the possibility (or interest) of a couple of MRO's sponsoring the development & running costs?... (current financial situation excused - it will get better sometime soon....)