Originally Posted by
Centaurus
Here we go all over again. Make sure the ambulance and Firies are on standby as for sure one day the practice will go wrong.
Or...
Appropriately risk manage the training with regard to height, speed, wind and sequence "abort" parameters - combined with proficiency requirements for the trainers - so that pilots can be given a fighting chance of success when / if they get faced with the scenario. To eliminate any risk is impossible, but it can be managed.
In my case, the aircraft performed as expected and the happy outcome thankfully followed.
I'm afraid that some things need to be practiced in a controlled environment, that simply discussing them in airconditioned comfort won't cut it. That's a big part of what quality training is all about.
Discipline in knowing where to draw the line is key to success - and that really is a topic for another thread.