2018 - AN EXCITING YEAR

On Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 12:42:17 PM UTC-7, wrote:

The airlines fully qualify pilots in simulators, essentially reaching 100%.

A bit overstated.

After 6-8 sessions in a full motion Level D sim and the Check Ride airline pilots require 20-40 hours Initial Operating Experience in the airplane under the supervision of a Check Airman before being "finished" and signed off for line operations.

The flight footprint is often larger than the sim footprint.

And then if the new airline pilot fails to gain 100 flight hours within 90 days of the simulator check ride (IOE counts towards this), the entire training process must be repeated - FAA requirement.

But most importantly, airline pilots are not primary students.

Understand I'm not downing your product. Sims have their place. Primary students need to actually fly and land the real aircraft too.