Originally Posted by
ToiletDuck
. . . Stick and rudder is great and all but it doesn't take much to hold an altitude or maintain a direction.
Stick and rudder experience (for some airline pilots) is more then straight and level. Sometimes its up and down mountain sides at 50 feet. Sharpens your decision making skills that you use later in fuel planning, international flight, etc. Give me a good stick and rudder pilot and I'll teach him to fly high and far.