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Old 2nd Oct 2013, 09:22
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Coroner's report seems fair, lucid and balanced..

This recently-retired old-stager has, during recent years, been involved in simulator-assessment of prospective pilot candidates. Two issues were patently clear almost every day...

1 Candidates with considerable glass-cockpit/advanced-automation equipment very frequently lacked the necessary limited-panel skills... often taking far too long to identify and master system failures.

2 Candidates fresh from ab-initio schools normally fared much better when faced with a requirement to fly limited-panel.. particularly if they were relatively current on limited-panel recovery by reference to clockwork instruments.

This appeared to be a cultural/national issue however.. substantially confined to certain nations.. but not including US,UK, Oz or NZ candidates who generally performed well under limited-panel conditions.

All these computer-laws and nanny-systems can be wonderful things IF they are mounted atop a sound foundation of solid, oft-practiced basic airmanship procedures. IMHO of course.
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