They do not produce pilots and their line flying does not either. I reckon that give a modern young pilot a visual approach from 20nm 6000' 210kts on a severe clear day, with no ILS or PAPI's they could not do a CDA and be stable at 1000'. I doubt many new young captains could either.
As a lowly 2500hr taildragger pilot who has never progressed beyond doing visual approaches into a lot of unmanned bush strips, not always in the best of conditions, I find that statement totally terrifying. Please can someone reassure me that I'm wrong to do so, have no idea what I'm talking about, and that it's all different in those big heavy aircraft? Otherwise, already being a nervous airline passenger, I'm going to be utterly petrified in future!