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Old 20th Nov 2011, 21:58
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911slf
 
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I have done it in a simulator but...

I got one hour in a 737 flight simulator for a birthday present. I think I landed OK, but don't really know how much input the guy in the right hand seat was giving (a lot, I suspect). I do recall that when asked to change course
  1. to a specified bearing
  2. while maintaining altitude
  3. and not more than 25 degree bank
I could do any two of those things.

I did fly a hang glider for a few years without hurting anybody, but except for close attention to the vario and occasional glances at altimeter I did not use instruments at all. (It all goes ominously quiet when you are about to stall....)
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