Originally Posted by
Hedley
If that’s an issue, why don’t the airlines who hire them bring them up to speed? We were all the clueless new guy at one point, but we learned. Make every session in the sim a windy day and make everyone comfortable and competent in a strong crosswinds instead of the “standard” 10 knots. Training should be hard so that everything faced on the line is nothing new.
Problem with this is the sim. I havent flown a sim that accurately models crosswinds in any fidelity that would transfer into positive learning.