Originally Posted by
bcaviator
The fact that people go out and practice the sim profiles is pretty disappointing to those folks of us who went and flew the sim after simply studying the charts and the clearance. I'm sure my opinion is unpopular, but this sim gouge thing is as much cheating as copying your partners answers.
I wouldn't put it in the same category as copying your partners answers, you still have to fly the airplane. I'd look at it as chair flying your event prior to flying it. Furthermore, part of my mission planning for each flight is breaking out the approach plate and becoming familiar with the available approaches and departure procedures, trouble T's, etc. Just my two cents...