I've noticed a lot of visceral and mean-spirited posts on this topic lately. I don't get it. I'm just a piston GA guy. I don't fly for a living and I never even heard of the PFT controversy until I joined this forum. So, would someone please explain the issue in a non-sarcastic, non-condescending, non-smart a$$ way? What is the concept? Why doesn't it work? Why is it bad? Is it always bad? Why do all pilots have to get their training and ratings in the same way? Why does it provoke such an emotional response in people whose profession (and lives) depend on rational thought?
Thanks.
Thanks.