"Roy Smith" wrote in message
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That's one of the very few things sims are better at than real
airplanes. At least the low-quality sims most FBO's have.

Even Microsoft Flight Simulator on a PC is excellent for practicing approach
procedures, holding pattern entries, and DME arcs, all under varying wind
conditions. And it costs less than an hour in an airplane. One of the team
managers for MFS is a CFII and he gave an impressive presentation at Oshkosh
last year on using MFS as part of instrument training.

I think most FBOs have a difficult time finding sufficient CFIs interested
in teaching in a "simulator" (FTD or PCATD or Advanced ATD) and that
explains to a large extent why they are not more prevalent.


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Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com