CORSAIR,
I wasnt talking about getting into the cockpit of a real 747.
I totally agree that sims havent the real feel .
However most sims do come with instructions ,landing speeds settings etc ,and over many years playing you soon learn to get things right.
Plus the younger generation are brought up on computers ,games ,sims etc.Ask a 10 year old to find or sort out a problem on a puter to find out.
Im only good on rally or F1 sims but that took ages.Son could beat me in 30 minutes before he had his licence.
Getting back to the story ,i was stating what happened.
Im only assuming airline simulators are as close to the Real thing as possible.
PPL ,years on a pc simulator plus his love affair with aviation(maybe he has read speeds etc) would have helped.
Im not saying if a check flight guy was there he would have said "great job ,heres a payrise or you can keep your job" and the NO PROBLEMS comment was on a successful flight etc.,although not 100% perfect ,but didnt come to grief.
Sure ,the pressures off because if you come a gutser you can open the door and walk away-----definately not like the real thing.
Suppose age has got nothing to do with it but hes 23 ,not 10.
Whatever ,he managed it and so be it .When the opportunity arises he is going for the 767 so will keep you posted.
And yes ,i know to be a pilot you need lots of EXPERIENCE in the real world