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Originally Posted by BrianL99
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.
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Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston
Not sure this equates but my family member (an attorney) had a colleague who graduated from Harvard and at the top of his class at Harvard Law. He took the bar exam approximately 9 times in the late 1960’s/early 1970’s...couldn’t pass it. Went on to have a great career as a paralegal and had a prolific title search business as well at that time. So I guess practicing on the periphery but I wonder how many untapped, talented people we lose in every genre because of test anxiety
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I think it's very applicable. Had the young fellow I mentioned not have found the money to get FAA Certified or had "test anxiety", he might never have realized his potential. His talent and ability to fly an airplane was extraordinary and I'm sure there's plenty more like him.
Flight Sims these days, are amazingly realistic and in fact, the 1st time that JetBlue pilot who's flying your plane lands that Airbus A320 with 200+ passengers aboard, might be the very first time he's ever done it.