It is my contention that this particular practice is part of the developing of a “cheat sheet” approach to operations
Cheat sheet? A good pilot should be able to do simple arithmetics without difficulty. Starting a stopwatch, is basic dead reckoning, something taught in PPL lesson no. 1.
Distance = time x speed plus 3 x altitude thrown in. That is where 3 sec
pr. 100 feet altitude comes in. It's no cheat sheet... it's predicting where your aircraft will be in a certain timeframe. Basic piloting skills.
However, if the simulator task was dependent upon starting a stop watch when passing the approach end of the landing runway, continuing to fly for some designated number of seconds toward a black void, using only the flight instruments for reference...
Who is talking about simulator?? And as for dark void, there is a world outside neon-MacDonalds-lit-bankrupt USA....
...(i.e. NOT maintaining visual contact with the airport),...
Now you fantasy is carrying you away. It was specifically said throughout the discussion, that the runway (not airport, for the 10th time) has to be kept in sight, that includes in number 3 window and includes that the PM may be assigned such task.
...then turn a prescribed number of degrees for some other specified number of seconds on that stop watch, and then again turn to the runway heading, anticipating the airplane to be aligned with that landing runway
Again your fantasy. Provide one quote from previous in the thread.
Have a great career!
Well you did run out of arguments a long time ago...
