As a private pilot, I suspected that there must be some fundamental flaw with the pilot training of Asiana Airlines..Now having read this article from someone who has direct experience in training them (or attempting to do so) it all makes sense to me.

What is really scary is the overall dependence on technology to fly the plane. Now I know why the SFO accident happened. There is no excuse for not being able to land that airplane via VFR on a clear day, and to blindly rely on auto-throttle without cross-checking airspeed is just unbelievable to me. One of the first things you learn as a pilot (even us private pilots) is to FLY THE AIRPLANE!!!

Thanks for a very insightful article!!!!