Originally Posted by
ExSp33db1rd
A training Capt. once asked our Sim. detail what was the first thing to do in the event of an engine failure ?
All answers from the assembled candidates were considered incorrect, eventually he said "Sit on your hands and do nothing but think, too many instances of the wrong engine being shut down through precipitous action"
Believe it or not, I actually "verified" the wrong engine in a light twin BFR (earned me another check flight the next day).
Reading through all these posts I'm almost detecting a vibe from some along the lines of "we don't need to think anymore because we have SOPs and automation". I'm kinda concerned about that.
Is thinking a dying part of aviation?