On 3 Jan 2007 05:04:43 -0800, "Jay Honeck" wrote
in . com:

I used to play with the PC based flight simulator before taking lessons
and found it to be a very poor representation of the reality of flying.
There are far too many ways to fudge things in the simulator that just
don't work in real life.

Doug, you need to come fly the Kiwi before you can make a blanket
statement like that.

You're not a commercial pilot nor instrument rated, and you disagree
with one who holds an ATP? Please.

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The 747 pilot had similar remarks. The B-26 check-pilot before him
pronounced it superior to the Link trainers that were used to train
WWII pilots. The accolades continue to pile up.

Have you ever seen a Link Trainer
http://www.starksravings.com/linktrainer/linktrainer.htm? It's a
wholly mechanical device like a player piano or pinball machine. I
would hope 21st century technology would be superior.