Shy T
Yes - that's the one the quote came from. Of course hindsight is a wonderful thing but I look back and see that as the day the alarm bells were rung.,, and were not answered.
When a helicopter is designed to be flown using the automation then we should not be surprised to find that they are!!! If Joe Pilot is expected to conduct daily operations using the automation then his skills and his understanding MUST be verified.
Our mindset is to teach to the exam. We are like Pavlov's dogs in the way we respond to the LST. The TR course is built around the LST. If it's not in the LST then it will not be given much room in the course. Instead of tackling the new and the difficult we are forced to go on and on with OEI training despite the probability of an engine failing during a critical flight phase being in the order of 5 x 10 to the power of -8.
We desperately need new thinking.
G.