Originally Posted by daOldMan

With more than 30 years in the industry, I can honestly say that the words "toughest in the industry" and "worst in the industry" are synonymous. There is absolutely no reason that a sim session should ever "sh1t the bed". That is poor instruction. Each session should build on the last, and if you "sh1t the bed", then your instructor screwed up and pushed you further than you were ready for.

If you are putting forth effort and studying, but ever feel like you are going to fail out, the program is screwed up. It should be a building environment, not an environment that tears you down.

If you are a screw up and don't study, the instructors should recognize that very quickly and kick you out, long before you ever "sh1t the bed". It should never come to that. That is a sign of lack of experience as an instructor or a **** poor instructor to begin with.