In addition, what proportion of a pilot's annual simulator time might be spent in practicing these 'Its time to take over' scenarios?
In my experience, the true value of creating these scenarios - either deliberately or through the crew actually inducing a UP/UA - is debatable. The problem is that the PM will often not take control for one of two reasons:
- He knew he was in a sim and wanted the PF to sort himself out for training value
- He knew he was in a sim and wasn't concerned about the consequence of hitting the ground/water
That said, such events have normally resulted in fairly forthright debriefs, and those who have taken control are commended.