On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:42:29 -0700, Mike Granby
wrote:

I comment on this to his dad later, and we both
wondered if his sim training had giving him this skill...

I personally think PC sims are great for instrument training and
procedure practice. Note how the FAA allows certain non-motion sims
to be logged for IFR training and currency. There is some value
there.

It's the VFR flying and actual aircraft handling, like the transition
from an ILS approach to the hand-flown landing where the PC falls
short.

Since IFR has a large procedural component, sims can be of great
value.