Originally Posted by
Piltdown Man
Flying is full of random meaningless rubbish and the further up the tree you get, the greater the pile rubbish you have to deal with. If commercial flying exams consisted of writing in small boxes in a darken cupboard, flower arranging and home decorating you would actually learn something useful. But they don't. So you just get on with it. There's loads more where that came from and it NEVER STOPS! So you have to ask yourself, is this an industry a gifted intellectual such as yourself wants to join?
PM
And you highlight exactly why I asked the initial question. The process is archaic and out of touch. As numerous people have pointed out, the integration of technology makes aspects of the theory irrelevant. As a younger person I am much more used to being able to efficiently locate and apply the appropriate information provided to me.
From the outside there is no chance of change.