glider26, I take your point. Lots of stuff about flying a Boeing simply can't be learnt until you've got one strapped you your backside.
However. I would disagree about descent planning. Show me a 1,000hr instructor and I will show you someone who can finesse a 6 minute glide approach/PFL to the n'th degree. The art of energy managment is essentially the same whether you are teaching 20hr Bloggs how to conduct a PFL from 4,000ft or a new FO a terminal airfield approach from Fl200.
People like Hyper who make the very most of their instructing time are wise indeed and will benefit from their efforts. The same attitude when applied to every lesson from Ex1 Effects of Controls onwards is what is needed to achieve ones ambitions these days.
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