Some sim Pilots who have never actually flown a real 737 (or perhaps anything) would probably not really have much of a problem taxing, taking off, climb, cruise, decent, land and taxi to gate the real thing. Caveat, they are very few and far between (the guy in the video isn't one of them!) and of course would need the supervision of a real world type rated pilot. First of all they are already the right stuff in that they have the focus and intellect to study the study level aircraft to the max (there are some in this forum). In other words they know nearly or perhaps more about flying the aircraft than some real pilots and they have done it a thousand time in the sim.

Then there are glider pilots like me who can fly and land anything based of feedback from their Sphincter.

I was watching this a couple weeks ago.

 

We’re right on schedule for this hypothetical question that pops up yearly about a sim pilot landing a real airliner. The usually consensus from the last 10 times tho is was asked is usually about 50/50.

31 minutes ago, cmpbellsjc said:

We’re right on schedule for this hypothetical question that pops up yearly about a sim pilot landing a real airliner. The usually consensus from the last 10 times tho is was asked is usually about 50/50.

guess the 50 goes to arm chair pilots and the other 50 goes to rw  pilots  🙂

The challenge is obviously in the fact you're actually sitting in the aircraft and you feel everything like G-forces, turbulence, thrust, braking, abrupt control inputs, etc. which you don't feel at all sitting in your armchair at your desk. Also, the real aircraft still moves differently through the air no matter how well aircraft addons are simulated. That and keeping a cool head are what's probably going to get most if not all sim pilots flying a real airliner. As far as knowledge, procedures and techniques go however you can learn and train all that just fine the sim and if you've done it enough you're not going to have an issue operating the real aircraft in this regard (as long as you keep calm).

15 hours ago, pete_auau said:

guess the 50 goes to arm chair pilots and the other 50 goes to rw  pilots  🙂

LOL, assuming the no 50 is rw pilots and the yes 50 are the armchair guys. As an armchair guy I don't try to kid myself.

17 hours ago, pete_auau said:

guess the 50 goes to arm chair pilots and the other 50 goes to rw  pilots  🙂

I meant that  roughly half the members here think it could be don’t and half think it couldn’t.

Pulling off a manual, hand flown landing, my personal opinion is that someone with a ton of sim time in something like a PMDG 737 AND 50 to 100 hours of PIC time in a light aircraft MIGHT have a fairly good chance of doing it in the same type since they have some real experience flying something and already have practical knowledge and feel. Someone who’s never piloted a real aircraft but had a lot of sim time I think would have a much harder time doing it. Not to say it’s impossible, but I’d only give it a 5% chance of being pulled off without breaking/crashing the aircraft.

Years ago when I’d already accumulated about 35-40 hours of real flight time, I was able to take off and land in F-4 Phamtom simulator at George AFB in a variety of VFR conditions, some being windy, and didn’t crash it or have many issues, but I sure as heck wouldn’t have wanted to try in in the real thing without proper training. 😂😂