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Old 11th Feb 2019, 22:10
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Originally Posted by CoodaShooda
As the father of a fighter pilot, I was going to say that genetics are unlikely to be an issue.

Then I reflected on his brother and sister's performances in the FA18 sim without prior flying experience and how his daughter gained her first sim-Mig kill at the age of five, compared with my PPL inspired sim disasters.

I am am forced to conclude that genetics could be involved but, in my case, it was recessive.
Wow, thanks for the insight, you must be a very proud father
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