twistedenginestarter,
I find it impressive if a non-flyer or a PPL manages to land an airliner in the sim without outside help. It's no easy task for someone who's not familiar with the aircraft.
This, however, is my point: If one of these guys was to face the unlikely situation of having to land the actual thing with some 300+ pax onboard it would be a completely different ballgame. In the box it's all fun and games, in the actual situation it's life or death. The pressure on the poor fella would be to say the least extreme. I find it hard to believe he/she could do as nice a job as in the sim with all these lives depending on it.
I apologize if my previous post was offensive, it was not my intention. Everybody has a right to their opinion, and here was mine. I'm sure you find I have a valid point.
Cheers
P.S. Yes I am a pilot, or at least I used to be before I started 'flying' the A330.
(nice airplane tough!)