ORIGINAL: campbec
Hi gaz393,
FWIW I have found students who have a sim "generally" progress much more quickly than those that don't. However, (isn't there always a however) the sims don't appear to help with landing and the associated need to recognise speed commensurate with depth perception.
Cheers,
Colin
As a new instructor this spring that's pretty much what I have found with students. They tend to fly better from the get go if they've had some sim time but don't know anything about landing.