In the old days, in the Air Force (90’s), a LOT of the Sim time was devoted to various in flight emergencies. I wonder how true that is for current commercial Sim time.
I don't have first hand knowledge of the simulator training programs of US based carriers. However, I do believe the above statement from the article is true.
As an FYI, the links below are CBT lessons for the 737 NG autoflight system, which I believe is identical to the 737 MAX autoflight system.
Reviewing the CBTs shows the complexity of the autoflight system and the need for multiple simulator sorties to learn the system. The unknown is how emergency procedures related to autoflight are taught.
Almost all of it.
They set up scenarios and then start throwing system failures and other hazards and/or emergencies at the pilot and SO.