Originally Posted by
BASeal
Yes, you may. 1 extra person may sit in the sim during a lesson, however, it's a first-come-first-served seat, so get to know the sim times and plan accordingly.
Now that we have the GFC (I think that's the right acronym), which is basically a fully automated non-moving sim at the CEC, you can flip all the switches you want without having to go to the hanger.
I still highly recommend New-hire to go to the hangar at night (if you go during daytime, it's pretty slow, most of the routine checks are done after 10pm). That way, you get to do a "real" walkaround, talk to the mx guys (They are really nice to talk with, and they will show you anything on the airplane) and you get to do the flows in the cockpit. The only thing don't do is fire up the APU, or run the APU fire test if someone's in the aft equipment bay
Also, you may want to talk to your gnd instructor, because in order to get inside the hangar, you need a gate code to get inside, and someone can walk you in.