MIHC said: but why not do this at 2 or 3 thousand feet, where there's enough height to counter an actual failure?
That's the real issue here, why even go there?
People are sick of friends and family being needlessly injured or killed in these so called required low level training accidents!
Soon it will be outlawed in aircraft with 10 or more pax, or greater than 8,618 KG MTOW, so I think you'll find it will also eventually be outlawed or with severe regulation control for anything under 8,618kg. Synthetic Trainer manufacturers are about to experience a mini-boom.
Civil Aviation Safety Authority - NFRM 1007OS
Finally Oz aviation industry may be dragged kicking and screaming to worldwide best practice in the use of simulators/STDs for all EPs and checks other than LOFT and some approved upper level EPs.
Good pick up by the way Tee Emm!
