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Old May 17th 10, 07:16 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mxsmanic
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Demonstrates you are not proficient in flying real planes.


A total lack of PIC time demonstrates nothing at all. I might be proficient
the first time I flew. Conversely, there are many pilots with hours of PIC
time who are not proficient.

In fact, you can't even say you are a proficient pilot. Maybe a
proficient MSFS pilot, but not a pilot of a real plane.


Practically the same thing.

As stated in another
thread, the two are not the same (MSFS and real life piloting an
airplane)


Not identical, but very close.

Demonstrates you are not a credible source for flying real airplanes.


See above.

Which is more then what you know.


No, it's not. Sometimes they know less about their flying than I do, which is
a bit worrisome.

You don't fly a real airplane do you?


Not currently.

I flew a Beech Sundowner. I don't need to know anything about Beech
Barons, Sieras, Lears, Citations do I? All I need to know is what a
Beech Sundowner does in the real world.


True. So I apparently know a lot more than you do about Barons and Citations,
since I fly those regularly in simulation.

Nothing bad happens to me with my Beech Sundowner add in on MSFS.
Worst thing that happens is I restart MSFS.


That's one of the advantages to simulation.

I can't say the same in my real life Beech Sundowner or something
really bad will happen.


Yes, that time may come. Probably in IMC.