On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:14:36 -0700, The Starmaker
wrote:

Bob Myers wrote:

Mxsmanic wrote:
William Black writes:

No, it's like saying that anyone who has driven any car knows a
great deal more about driving than someone who has played driving
games on a personal computer, no matter how sophisticated.

But that is also an incorrect statement.

If only real flying experience were important, then nobody would ever
use simulators. In fact, if someone wants to fly a 747, he is better
off flying a simulator of a 747 than he is flying a Cessna 152. While
the simulation isn't the same as flying a 747 for real, it's a lot
closer than the real-world experience of a Cessna 172 would be.

But the simulator experience you're talking about is absolutely
meaningless without real-world flight experience. For that matter,
the "simulator" in your case really isn't one. It's a computer game,
something which is VERY far removed from what the airlines call
a simulator. It is, in fact, absolutely nothing like a real simulator, and
essentially useless for meaningful flight training.

The army uses...simulators. They fight wars with it...you don't even
have to go outside...

And this has to do with flying an airplane how?

Do you suppose your typical lieutenant taking simulator training
will be allowed to become a tank commander without actually ever
having been in a tank?

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