Originally Posted by 4468
It's nothing to do with manual flying skills per se! It's about practicing THIS PARTICULAR MANOUVRE!
I don't agree. Why do you think the FO called "speed"? Because he did what a current, practised pilot who is used to looking at his instruments for survival ie when handflying does. If one is well-versed in
flying the aeroplane, even if one makes an almighty stuffup like hit the TOGA and not realise nothing happened because it was less than 5ft, he will shortly after notice the speed dropping off then instinctively work out there's no power.
I do agree that this particular manoeuvre has to be practised, but the fundamental underlying process/skill for any of our activities must be ability and currency on flying the aeroplane.