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"Believe it or not, we do ACTUALLY have to be able to hand fly the big stuff and also cope with crew incapacitation. "
There is a worthwhile article in a recent Flyer which discusses how well commercial pilots get on hand flying an approach in the sim and the trend towards not testing these skills often enough. Worth a read perhaps
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There is a worthwhile article in a recent Flyer which discusses how well commercial pilots get on hand flying an approach in the sim and the trend towards not testing these skills often enough. Worth a read perhaps
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I'm not sure if that article in Today's Pilot was written with UK operators in mind, but the implication that pilots want to practice decompression from altitude, flaps up landing etc. but don't have time is ridiculous!
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/FORSRG1158.pdf
gives the mandatory requirements.
At the end of every simulator session i've done we've had twenty to thirty minutes, AFTER the mandatory items, where we've been asked if there's anything at all we'd like to practice.
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/FORSRG1158.pdf
gives the mandatory requirements.
At the end of every simulator session i've done we've had twenty to thirty minutes, AFTER the mandatory items, where we've been asked if there's anything at all we'd like to practice.
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This was not a pop at airline pilots, they are highly skilled and focused individuals but even they should realise in an automated environment you rapidly loose the grass roots skills of handling a light aircraft single pilot in IMC. All of the evidence suggests that these skills erode very quickly.
Every airline pilot I know freely admits that they could not cut the mustard in GA anymore without refresher training. The IR is renewed by test every year, why should an airline pilot be any different just because they are flying multi crew?
I drive a 600BHP car and think nothing of it, when I get into the diesel golf the corners and general handling become very "interesting" I am not used to operating low powered machinary with a minimum of automation. Airliner to spacam is the same concept. I can self teach in the car, far more difficult in IMC.............
Every airline pilot I know freely admits that they could not cut the mustard in GA anymore without refresher training. The IR is renewed by test every year, why should an airline pilot be any different just because they are flying multi crew?
I drive a 600BHP car and think nothing of it, when I get into the diesel golf the corners and general handling become very "interesting" I am not used to operating low powered machinary with a minimum of automation. Airliner to spacam is the same concept. I can self teach in the car, far more difficult in IMC.............
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I completely agree Bose!
I'm totally in favour of requiring a check before flying GA - i'm the first to admit I wouldn't be happy jumping into the BE76 I did my IR in and heading off into IMC without refresher training! It's purely the article mentioned I disagree with - the points mentioned in it are pretty much the whole reason we're sitting at the front!
I'm totally in favour of requiring a check before flying GA - i'm the first to admit I wouldn't be happy jumping into the BE76 I did my IR in and heading off into IMC without refresher training! It's purely the article mentioned I disagree with - the points mentioned in it are pretty much the whole reason we're sitting at the front!
