PEI3721, that all sounds a bit iffy to me.
Whilst the 'more training' approach has contributed greatly to the industry's success
Actually, less training is resulting in less and less success. Cut to the chase: we're auto dependent. Fullstop. When we get thrown into a situation which cannot be handled by the automatics, we fail, or should I say almost all situations we fail in are when the autos can't help us. Pilots can no longer fly, It's that simple. "Pilot" training (not button-pushing) hasn't peaked, it (hopefully) has just about bottomed. Maybe a few more prangs/runway excursions/handing mishaps will be needed before the powers that be wake up.