Originally Posted by
Zapata
I have no experience with AQP, but from what I read here, it doesn't sound good. "Train to proficiency"? Come on! You can almost train a monkey to proficiency. There has to be a cut-off point somewhere.
As for steep turns, stalls etc.. nothing wrong with that. Sure, you don't do them in the real world. However, that doesn't mean that being proficient in these maneuvers does not apply to the real world.
It sounds like some feel-good make everybody happy singing Kumbiya crap....again, just from what I am reading on this thread.
It's a good thing. It allows the airlines to tailor their training program more to what they actually do rather than a "one size fits all." More actual training and checking rather than "check the box and move on" type stuff. The reality is every carrier's AQP is a bit different because each one wrote it and the FAA signed off on it.