woodja51
Isnt that what "handling" sims are for?...
I don't know about your airline but in mine we get one handling sim a year... even counting the twice-yearly OPC you would only be practising three times a year. I don't know about you, but I need
at least one hand-flown (ideally raw data) approach a month to keep the rust off my scan and confidence in my skills.
I am honestly puzzled, what is the big deal with, er, a pilot simply flying his/her airplane, regardless of there being "punters on board" or not?