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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
Posts: 28,977
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Jeff,
If you can fly the simulator, you can fly the airplane. The last two airplanes that I was type rated in, I flew the simulator only to get my license, then was turned loose in the airplane. They make the simulator a bit more difficult to fly, that way if you can master the sim, you will have no problems with the actual airplane. After flying the bird I have been for the last 9 years, we do not look forwards to flying the sim as we know it does not fly as easy as the real thing.
Once you get used to flying normally, then add an engine fire, lost of hyd systems, a landing gear that refuses to come down, a thunderstorm with some strong crosswinds and possible icing and you have what we get to do every six months on our checkrides. 
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2021 Subaru Legacy, 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins (the workhorse), 1992 Jaguar XJ S-3 V-12 VDP (one of only 100 examples made), 1969 Jaguar XJ (been in the family since new), 1985 911 Targa backdated to 1973 RS specs with a 3.6 shoehorned in the back, 1959 Austin Healey Sprite (former SCCA H-Prod), 1995 BMW R1100RSL, 1971 & '72 BMW R75/5 "Toaster," Ural Tourist w/sidecar, 1949 Aeronca Sedan / QB
Last edited by Joeaksa; 08-22-2007 at 11:22 PM..
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