"Oz Lander" wrote in message
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http://overtheairwaves.com/

I refer to the first article on this page.

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Oz Lander.
I'm not always right,
But I'm never wrong.


From the article-
"Fortunately for the good guys, FAR 61.65(e) limits the use of flight
simulators to 10 or 20 out of the required 40 hours required for the
instrument rating. This means that the instrument student must actually fly
a real airplane for a minimum of 20 to 30 hours in either simulated or
actual instrument conditions."

Now, I'm not a pilot (real or imagined) but I'm surprised that ANY simulator
time is credited toward the actual "40 hours required for the instrument
rating".

I would think that the simulator would be a good tool to acclimate the
student to the environment prior to making the requisite 40 hours of

actual flight time but not to replace flying time. (Is simulator time
credited hour-for-hour?)

As a skydiver I recognize the benefits of using vertical wind tunnels to
"pretrain" first-jump students in stability and orientation. It's also
useful for working

out problems a student may have in mastering a stable freefall, but to get
your license you gotta do the actual jumps.