Co-pilots May Sim instead of Fly to Train

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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BDS writes:

It happens when you practice partial panel with instruments covered up -
obviously the engine is still running but if you are lousy at partial
panel
all that may do is get you to the scene of the crash faster.

If you want real-life practice, shut down the engine, and make sure
that it is not restartable. Otherwise it's just ... simulation.

Maybe so, but it's a far cry from the type of simulation you are doing
sitting in front of your PC. The level of stress is much higher and the
pilot gets experience performing under stress. This doesn't matter if
flying a sim is your goal in life, but it helps if flying in the real world
is.

BDS