Once again, interesting read.
Yes, Jay, that's the article(s) I spoke of. Every now and then the world acts surprised about the 'discovery' that the basics may be more important than expected, but as we nowadays not only 'lean' productions but also education, one actually shouldn't be too amazed by those findings.

This not only affects the training of pilots, but also the engineers. One shouldn't mix that up with a 'good ol' times talk' though, modern education has to take technology and automation into account, but should never lead to the thinking, that the one in charge changed from human to chip.
That's not the case and, if we're honest, the force of getting some basics (back) into the training cycle must build up in a pilot's association since the rest of the modern airline business already is focused on that 'lean' nature, not on safety in the first place.
If everybody is happy and nobody doesn't complain, the complains only reach the ears after planes crash. That's too late in my eyes. Of course, if you complain, your job is may be in danger. Vicious circle, huh?

Hey, I just saw some funny wording on what I think the stall buffet.

Quote:

The elephants start marching on the wings

This made me laugh. Are there more of these funny expressions for technical terms?

Regarding ANDS.
I think if you're supposed to fly a modern airliner they may teach you this in theory but will also take into account the unlikelihood (which can be an ugly word when it comes to emergencies) of completely failing gyro based instruments. And as long as they are able to use stopwatches, they may still succeed.
Ever saw where they've placed the compass in the MD-80 by the way? Seems like the priorities in those ages already were different.  ;D
A nice sentence regarding 'lean' training is 'we only teach what the people must know, not what they should'. Welcome to the modern world of so called efficiency.  :)