For everyone talking about Condor being a _bad_ idea for training, I
keep seeing one constant thread running through those comments: The
idea that someone will "learn the wrong way" to do something. Or that
they will "play" in Condor instead of "learn" in Condor.

The point is that Condor is a TOOL. Much like a wrench is a TOOL. It
can be used properly, and it can be used improperly. You can learn bad
habits in Condor just like you can screw up a bunch of nails by trying
to use a wrench to drive them into a wall (instead of using a hammer).
Or, to bring this a little closer to home for the CFIGs out the
Improper use of Condor is no different from the improper use of props
and visual aids in a ground-school session.

If you're an instructor (like "Echo" in this thread) and you see a
student do something stupid and claim they've done it in Condor, then
YOU - the instructor - have a duty to talk to the student and get them
using the tool properly (or not at all). Don't blame the simulator
for the student's misuse of it. When you read about a fuel-starvation
accident do you blame the airplane for not having big enough gas
tanks? No, you blame the pilot for bad planning or not properly
fueling the airplane.

--Noel