I see sooooooooooooo much 'advice' about real world flying as it relates to FSX, and about 70-80% is, to be generous, bunk.I know a few here who are 'real' pilots, but I was wondering how many others are and just don't mention itMaybe we can get a list here and give some credibility to the 'advice' given?Here's my history, whats your's?Commercial- Instrument- Multiengine (SEL/MEL)Licensed in 1970

PPL (SEL, Instrument) 1998.Gaithersburg Airpark, MD, USA

I have my PPL with Instrument priviledges, and went all through the groundwork for ground instructor, commercial, and instrument instructor. I didn't finish the flying part for commercial. I stopped a few hours short. I use the sim for keeping my head in the clouds both figuratively, and in the sim. I love flying in the clouds.Edit: I forgot. I went to the Ottumwa Iowa part 141 flight school, better known as college. KOTM. I finished up in 1994.

Logged 22 hours in the 70,s..No PPL....Just started flight training again.....Shouldn,t be too long,now..

Pvt Pilot, Multi Engine.Tail wheel endorsement and 50 hrs of IFR instruction

Commercial/ifr/multi engine,ppl 1990

Not a certified pilot yet

PPL 1997Around 150 hours single engine (C152)A couple of hours in a 172.About 500 flights in gliders.10 hours or so weightshift microlights (Can't remember exactly and lost the logbook).IAN

62 hours between 1986-1993 single engine. Bellanca Viking, C152. No PPL.

Private/Instrument/Commercial/CFI.. Took my first lesson in 1979.. 3,000+ hours logged8 hours of multi (C310)..

Got my Private Pilot License on my 17th birthday (almost 30 years ago...!)Now...ATPMEICFI/CFI~ 2,300 Total Time~ 1,100 MultiEngine~ 2,000 complexIFR training is what I really enjoy ....~ 300 hours FSX (Love it!)Merry Christmas,

Student pilot in Cessna 172's in 1968. Let the idea lapse for 20 years (got married) before going back & finishing. Actively worked at aerobatics, multi, and IFR in the mid 90's before deciding to get into kit building and the Experimental Aircraft Association. Built and currently fly a Van's RV6A. ---- 180HP Lycoming, Hartzell constant speed prop, oxygen system, and two axis auto-pilot. It's a two seater, and my wife & I take it on a lot of cross country trips throughout the mountain west.L.Adamson

FWIW------ When you get a new "plastic" pilot certificate, to replace the old paper variety............................. the issuance date is reset to the "new" date of applying for the plastic license. This new date will show up in the current pilot data-bases. It can be mis-leading, as news organizations will even look up these dates for a developing story on accidents, etc.L.Adamson

Got my Private Pilot License on my 17th birthday (almost 30 years ago...!)Now...ATPMEICFI/CFI~ 2,300 Total Time~ 1,100 MultiEngine~ 2,000 complexIFR training is what I really enjoy ....~ 300 hours FSX (Love it!)Merry Christmas,

U42 ! :( Have you seen that "good looking" RV over there...............that's yellow/grey with WWII invasion strips and a b/w checkered tail? edit: pic attachedL.Adamson --- U42, hangar on the south end, across from the new ones.

Learned on FS, beginning at age 10, with version 5.Got my PPL at 17. I think we were on FS8 then.70 hours to date. Would love to get the -IA and -MEL at some point, but school and work are likely to put that off for at least the next few years.Good thing FSX is so darn good.