ORIGINAL: Charlie P.
........Simulators teach you to fly simulated planes in a simulated world and give you some insight into controls and aerodynamics.
No one ever plugged the aileron wires in backwards when styarting up a simulator or had a plugged fuel line, aileron flutter, bent control rod, wheel come off, bug in the eye, wind gust at three feet, etc.
Bug in the eye! HA!
I had a grass hopper crawl up my leg and started inching ummmm, upwards while I was in the air. I think I was pretty cool considering I had no idea what it was at the time. I almost panic-ed though. The guys had a good laugh at the field.