More simulator time?
So, a very relevant question (at least to me) is:
"Would more simulator time be attractive to the average line pilot?"
The follow-up question to this would be:
"Does the simulator need to be a $10M Level D FFS, or would a fully functional non-flat-screen fixed based FTD-class simulator (at roughly 3-5% of the cost) be adequate?"
Basically the lower-cost FTD device would be a fully-functional hardware-based cockpit (switches, dials and screens as appropriate) and say a 150-dgree collimated visual on a 6-foot half dome.
If your airline had, say, a couple of these available for "free-play" would you use them?