What does a twin cost for IR training there days? I was paying 360 an hour, so I'd imagine it's closer to 400 now.
How much is the sim? Maybe 160 an hour or so? 140 even?
So that's 200 an hour difference for at least 20 hours, potentially as much as 30.
You can hire a single engine aircraft for as little as 80 an hour, build the remaining 40 hours you need to make 200 aircraft time, and it will make you look like someone who is genuinely interested in flying, with a decent and well thought out hour building plan to talk about at interview, rather than a dork who doesn't trust simulators.
Another thing, when you go for a type rating it will definitely be in a simulator, so 20-30 hours sim time isn't such a bad thing, as they do feel very different to real aircraft.
Last edited by RTN11; 10th November 2013 at 15:19.