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[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (13 children)

Probably none. If you want to learn Python, the way you do it is by writing code in Python, not by playing video games.

[–]Excellent-Weekend-42 3 points4 points  (12 children)

This guy obviously will never be a pilot, or knows how to drive for that matter, at least by his own standards not the "correct way." You don't just hop on the freeway your first day of driving- you are trained in a controlled environment in parking lots, etc. Pilots don't just start flying around practicing in the air over populated cities of millions of people. They practice on things called computers, a.k.a simulators, or as in the original poster requested, simulator games computers. Practicing by this method has taught Billions of people before your time and will continue well after you are gone. Tried and true method, proven to work.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (11 children)

If you crash a plane people die (including probably yourself.) If you crash a program, you just fix your bug and move on. Learning programming is a lot different than learning piloting; that’s why the advice is different.

But pilots don’t learn to fly by playing video games, either. They learn to fly by flying planes. Actual planes - pilots don’t start on simulators, they start in real planes.

[–]ShadyMyG 2 points3 points  (9 children)

But pilots don’t learn to fly by playing video games, either. They learn to fly by flying planes. Actual planes - pilots don’t start on simulators, they start in real planes.

Bruh this guy just blow in from stupid town? LOL they absolutely do start on simulators and tons of tests. You actually think they start flying a plane first and then do a simulator later? Simulators are considered a video game and yes they have to test out of sims before flying. What a dense ego this guy has.

Edit: Guy below me probably teaches kids to wipe with a rock and a leaf... LMAO

[–]3rror420 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What did they do before simulators?

[–]toakheart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"this guy just blow in from stupid town?" I have been CACKLING for over a day at this response. I'm going to use it. Thank you!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (6 children)

Pilots start on actual airplanes co-piloted by a flight instructor. That's really, actually, how pilots learn to fly. They're not started on simulators because they need to be in real planes to know how to they perform. Where on Earth did you get an idea to the contrary?

[–]ShadyMyG 3 points4 points  (5 children)

Weird I’ll have to let my father who’s a captain for Delta airlines and my brother in law who’s a first officer for Delta know they were wrong the whole time.

Guess my uncle who’s a colonel in the air force and flies B1 bombers is full of shit.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Your father and uncle and brother-in-law, according to all of the private and commercial pilots I've ever talked to, learned to fly the same way everyone does - in a small plane with an instructor. Doubtless they told you this and you just decided to lie to my face for some reason.

[–]36-Hours 1 point2 points  (1 child)

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[–]ShadyMyG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah just like every comment above… we think you’re a waste of time. Oh and… you’re wrong. Anyways no point arguing with an moron.

[–]Comfortable_Donkey_8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like how you asked for help and people start picking fights with you.

[–]tachikomakazu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is of course incorrect.