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Originally Posted by EdFNJ
. For me it's because I never could afford to go for a REAL pilots license and this is a cheap substitute! I can pretend and live vicariously through my imagination !!!!!  |
One of the most proficient young pilots (under 250 hours flying time) I ever met, was young kid I hired to deliver an airplane I sold. The FAA regs required approximately 40 hours of classroom & 40 hours of flying time, for a Private Pilot's License. Most folks take about 60 hours of flying time, to pass the test. This young man did it with 41 hours. Same story with his Instrument Rating. Turns out, he had been "flying" Flight Simulator in his basement for years. Generational differences.
Another fellow I know (my Optometrist) ended up in Divorce Court. He used to spend 4-5 hours a night in his basement, flying all over the world on his Flight Simulator. He was about the best "Flight Plan" planner I had ever seen ... but he had never actually been in a small airplane. When I bought my last airplane, I went over to his office to bring him to the airport for a ride. He was scared to death and wouldn't even come to the airport with me. He loved the vicarious thrill of flying to Amsterdam in his basement, but quick ride for a $200 hamburger, scared him to death.