Bis47
I think that was the intent of my question. I know Smilin Ed wasn't referring to a baseline training syllabus when he suggested that trim avoidance was taught in all training.
Cross type is a bit of an oxymoron, especially when lack of training and misunderstood aerodynamic handling of a specific a/c has recently killed people.
As you say, training approaches differ on the level of experience and sophistication of the a/c in question. A small Cessna may need a full boot of rudder merely to get it to spin in the first place, while a lack of attention to HS trim can get TRE's and C/A's killed in a sophisticated transport. There is no universal training.
An A-4 needs Pitch input to launch. An F/A-18 doesn't allow the aviator to touch the stick at cat-stroke, and until positive Roc.
When the F-18 "departs" the pilot is required to release the controls until the "box" regains aero. An A-4 in departed flight requires pilot input. This accident is more about misunderstanding one's a/c and overconfidence than a/c unsuitability. IMO.