APNewsBreak: Government not ensuring pilot skills are sharp
Not sure if this has been posted on this topic, but the topic on Rumours was very inactive. There are a couple of telling comments made by FAA and ideas to enforce manual skill enhancement including line flying. I know of a couple of large airlines who actively discourage such heresy. One reason is that too many screw it up and cause costs;y G/A's. Better to forbid than improve. The future is bleak.