Originally Posted by
gulliBell
That's right. Almost 26 years in the game for me and I've never been sent on a simulator course. Not once. Not ever. The first time I saw a simulator was when I was hired to start teaching in them. And that's when I came to realize how revealing and eye-opening and mind-boggling the experience of simulator teaching can be.
I agree, for any given training budget I can produce a better quality pilot by doing most of the training in the sim.
That includes ALL costs including travel, hotels, etc.
.... and if we crash the thing we can still go for pints. 😁