AirRabbit, I think you have something there with the use of the simulator. When I thought of the Cherokees or 172's, I was thinking, in many cases, simulator time is at a premium, and simulators and their use, may be actually, more expensive to the bean counters, than small piston aircraft. I could be wrong. The simulator, would be a more accurate representation of the dynamics of the aircraft the big jet pilot flies, than a Cherokee, etc.. Maybe designing simulator testing, using your common sense approach, as a triage, to separate out, only the pilots that have lost their edge (and maybe some newbies, that never had it), could actually cut down on total simulator time, as only the pilots, who need it, would have remedial simulator training. AirRabbit, your approach may be the best way. That is, working within the framework, that's already there, and making meaningful changes. The KISS method rides again! Bravo!
