Originally Posted by IBPilot

I think you misinterpreted what he was saying. You can be proficient and competent in emergency procedures, but that doesn't make you a better pilot. It lets you pass the checkride. Any monkey can read a QRH and push the button. And I think your stall training info is incorrect....the Fed's didn't change their method of stall recovery checking(hold altitute and power out) until AFTER the colgan crash, and that's how all airlines trained/checked on stalls. They assumed you knew in real life to lower the AOA. But like you said, its when the poop hits the fan when you find out if you have become a better pilot.