Originally Posted by
RAT 5
That last sentence is a nice dream, but.... in all the accident reports I've seen the closest there has been to saying the pilot couldn't handle the a/c and thus crashed it is .."pilot error"
You must be talking about older reports there, because aside from the NTSB, the majority of western accident investigatory boards are not permitted to use the term "pilot error" and leave it at that these days.
I've not seen the conclusion that lack of manual flying skills was a causal factor and that such training should be increased, or that the XAA should redefine its test manoeuvres or standards.
From the BEA Final Report (EN) on AF447, p.204:
the BEA recommends:
that EASA review the content of check and training programmes and make mandatory, in particular, the setting up of specific and regular exercises dedicated to manual aircraft handling of approach to stall and stall recovery, including at high altitude.