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Flying is not an exercise in machismo for me.


Indeed - it is nothing to you, because you do not fly.

If you were to take a few flying lessons you would not have to pollute this
group with nonsensical questions - but then this would defeat your purpose,
as you would no longer have the opportunity to challenge and insult the
well-meaning people who try to give you advice . . .

I used to think the advantage of simulators was that they allowed the pilot
to learn, without risk of putting him permanently out of commission . . . Now
I see the the first is not necessarly true, and the second is not necessarily
an advantage . . .