I personally, if I was a crew member, would want to know the basics of what to do in an emergency on the type of plane I was crewing, but perhaps JB could put up an instructional video on You Tube to help us all out, we can download onto devices and keep with us just in case...
The problem is that the basics aren't terribly basic.
A handbook/getting started guide placed prominently in the coughpit also wouldn't go astray, one of those that cuts through all the cough and lets you get up and flying your A380/B747 etc in a few easy steps...
I once spent a couple of hours trying to write a simple series of steps for the 767. In the end I gave up, as there were too many points at which a slight error, or deviation in the aircraft response, would bring it all to a stop. We simply move over those spots because we know what comes next. Basically you needed to be a pilot to get it to work.
For instance. Everyone knows that the aircraft can land themselves, but they don't think of how it knows to do that. You need the ILS to be programmed into the FMC, not only for tracking but simply to get it to tune the frequencies. So, now you need to play with an FMC, which are cryptic devices at the best of times.
Nevertheless your best chance would be in something with a bit less technology, like a 767. There the ILS frequencies are clearly displayed (and accessed), and simply autopilot modes like FLCH and HDG would get to to the vicinity. You still need that radio though....
