Hi all,
I have to say that the FNPT11 was good for me, and heres why!!
I started at 1 school that uses an FNPT11 which they said was configured for the aircraft, which it wasnt, very poor layout, standardisation was non existant, and the AI was like an EFIS screen it was HUGE which made it very difficult to get used to the tiny AI back in the aircraft. So besides the cruddy instruction i had,i dumped them and went to a school which had an exceptional reputation.
He lies the story, there FNPT11 was exactly as the aircraft except a digitally enhanced AI but was identical in looks, size and radios were same. They used it only for Procedural training and they gave free time on an old frasca to practice your scan, and if you can scan well on that you can scan on anything. So i got to the point where i transferred to the aircraft and low and behold it seemed like the sim but with turbulance, there lies the difference, wind changes and the like, but if you were taught well, with good understanding with none of the BS it wont be a problem.
I did relatively few hours in the aircraft in comparison, first time pass, but mainly down to these reasons.
1. firstly and foremost the instruction
2. being able to practice my emergencies and drills at a relatively lower cost and being able to make the mistakes without costly flying time and extra worry.
3. The sim being identical to aircraft (as it can be)
However like most people on here i would recommend as much flight time as possible, but I believe with the right instruction a split of 50 / 50 sim to aircraft if you have a multi or complex time is ample for average Joe and would be a good mix
Here lies my opinion, really down to instruction
