Dudley Henriques wrote:
You are mistaken in your analysis.

I am indeed. :-(

My opinions on this issue are quite well known and what I have said
here is in no way conflictive with any earlier opinion. I did however
OMIT part of that opinion by not including that I see no objection at
all to the sim being used BEFORE dual commences as well as after solo,
so the actual envelope I have always stressed constitutes ommission of
the simulator between the first hour of dual instruction and solo.

That is as I remembered your past statements. It seems I read more into
your earlier posting than what you actually wrote. Oops.

After solo, the sim can again be used and has specific advantages.
There is no doubt at all in my mind that people coming into dual
instruction after being exposed to the simulator have an advantage,
but considering this, I still stress leaving the sim alone between
first dual and solo for the exact reasons I've given.
You mentioned Bruce Williams book on the sim as a training tool.
I believe Mr. Williams and I are in a fair amount of agreement on how
the sim can be used by flight instructors as a training aid. In fact,
Bruce sent me the book to review. I did that for ASA and you will find
a link to my review on Bruce Williams web site.
If you wish, you may shortcut directly to that review by going to
www.simflight.com and searching my name. You will find it there.

I've read your review. Thank you.

Have you had an opportunity to look through the book "Microsoft Flight
Simulator X for Pilots: Real-World Training" by Jeff Van West and Kevin
Lane-cummings? If so, any thoughts you'd be willing to share on it?