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Judah wrote:

I think the simulator time was extremely
valuable, because a) there is absolutely no "seat of the pants" feedback so
it becomes really obvious very quickly when you are not doing your scan, and
b) the simulator controls are very sensitive, forcing you to really control
the "plane" in a very fine-tuned manner.

The simulators value is in learning procedures without boring
unnecessary holes in ones pocketbook.