I wouldn't have thought the right hand seat of a Dash 8 with 36, 50 or 72 passengers is the best place to
learn how to fly.
- a gusty crosswind, think YHID
- a crowded CTAF,
- visual circling at night, YGLA...
- real missed approaches,
- real instrument flying, no hood required.
- vertical profiles
- DIY traffic separation (closing at 600KTS)
- ice - and lots of it.
A bit of a steep learning curve for a young cadet I would suggest. They will eventually pick it up, not from the manual or the sim, but from
trial and error.