Judah writes:

Your definition of GA is inconsistent. Here you say GA is anything but
airlines. Before you said GA is anything that is not commercial.

Call it commercial and non-commercial, then.

I don't think that is practical. How many hours of training are required to
learn to fly safely in a simulator?

Fewer than the number required in a real aircraft, mainly because a simulator
can simulate all sorts of things that are impractical, expensive, or truly
dangerous in a real aircraft.

The pilot wouldn't even understand the behavior or proper use of Trim
without any actual flight time.

Sure he would. The simulator works just like the real aircraft.

This is safe?

Absolutely. And much cheaper than using real aircraft. That's why it is so
attractive for training. Only regulatory barriers prevent it from being done
in the U.S.

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