Even in the simulator, REALISTIC training is so important. The instructor must know what he expects to happen but be aware what may be a totally unexpected reaction/result of the introduced task.
Whilst the survival rate in the Simulator is a given, the emotional scars of a mishandled and unrealistic task can be carried to the line side of the process.
Even after all that has been written above, the history of events, I rgrettably will still expect to see/read about further disasters in live training.
One other thing, sometimes forgotten, is the right of the "student" to call NO if he feels that the safety of the operation is in any way compromised. This is a fundamental process to be considered by all as on the day, at the time anyone is entitled to call it OFF as stress can reduce the ability of even the so called "guns" of our industry.
Better to be a live NO than an impared acceptor of the process.
Sometimes your so called "best pilots" are NOT the best instructors, carefull vetting of who does what is so very important, the difficulty is the people who do the choosing are not always skilled in the task of choosing.
Please stay safe, I may need to fly with you in row 66
