Originally posted by Bleve
To be fair to the airline though, it's hands were tied by our government regulator.
Totally agree. Most airline training/checking is driven by the regulatory requirements. In some areas those requirements haven't changed since the 1960s or earlier. Some regulators need a good kick up the rear to bring them into the 21st Century!
Originally posted by underfire
I think it would be very interesting for pilots to actually work these scenarios on the actual ac.
It would be interesting but it's never going to happen, for the reasons Capn Bloggs stated.