Originally Posted by
172capt
Its hurting real bad knowing I spent good money to use a sim for 142 when i could have used it to buy more multi time.........

That's the whole problem with 141 (and 142) training...the schools give you less real airplane time (because that costs the school money) but still charge high fees. The student pays the same (or often more) to get his ratings, but ends with less real airplane time than a part 61 student!
If you look at the hiring eligibility requirements for any regional airline, they are ALL based on actual flight time in a real airplane.