Anyonewho's read much of my rantings knows that I'm a big fan of simulator training. Fact is, Ispend about $5,000 a year on sim-based recurrent training to keep myself sharp andcompetent to fly my Cessna T310R. Over the years, the lion's share of that money has goneto FlightSafety International, a company that pioneered simulator-based training in the1950s and remains the largest — and most would agree the best — company in the field.I've often expressed my conviction that any pilot who flies a high-performance airplane —particularly a twin or turbine — without at least annual sim training has a death wish.Personally, I try to schedule three days of recurrent sim training every six months.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/ownership/aviatorpro-98-from-flightsafety-international