Cirrus wrote:
You bring up a very good point. I myself am a real pilot, but do use
simulators as well.

As do a lot of pilots. Pretty weird that Jim feels the need to attack
sim usage.

why not enroll in a private pilot ground school class somewhere?

Apparently he lives in France, but doesn't speak French. He's also on
a limited income. My guess is that he or perhaps a wife is on
disability and unable or willing to travel. This fits the profile of
many older serious sim users.

As a man gets older, you get more sympathy for curmudgeons and limited
income and disabilities. In my 50's and fighting cancer for the past
year, I am particularly sensitive to this kind of situation, and
clearly I find it abhorent that some pilots (?) find it necessary to
make personal attacks on anyone. I hope these immature types never end
up in a similar situation, but they'd sure deserve it.

OTOH, perhaps Mx is just a pyschological experiment by the FAA to root
out macho-acting, short-tempered pilots to ramp check. Wouldn't that
be a hoot.

Kev