So, the question asked was "would an ILS approach flown on the small SBY instruments, once a year, be a useful event to improve scan and handling?" It is interesting to hear that some companies do this. What is the opinion of those pilots? Is it s useful exercise? If so, the XAA's could easily include it in their mandatory list. Big effect, minute/zero cost. Another scan/handling improving exercise would be a manually flown NPA. Opinions? Even better a PAR with the instructor as ATC. The other exercise I'd like to see, as a recurrency event, is: a/c 5000', clean speed, CAVOK, 90 degrees to the runway 5nm out, wind calm, FD's off, PAPI's only, fly a CDA low drag to either runway. You can Snap-Shot to this position and fly it twice in 15mins. Again a simple basic piloting exercise, little time, no cost but big effect in training success.
It used to be quite common on the line, but many companies don't allow it.