[bayourod]

I used to spend a lot of time playing with Microsoft Flight Simulator. After John John's death I programed the simulator for a similar plane, same time and weather conditions.

I took off from the same airport. Dozens of times I tried to make it by keeping land in sight, just like John John was doing. I tried different routes and altitudes. It couldn't be done at that time of day in those weather conditions.

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[acehai]

I used to spend a lot of time playing with Microsoft Flight Simulator. After John John's death I programed the simulator for a similar plane, same time and weather conditions.
I took off from the same airport. Dozens of times I tried to make it by keeping land in sight, just like John John was doing. I tried different routes and altitudes. It couldn't be done at that time of day in those weather conditions.

What Ceiling and Visibility were you using. If not Clear and 6 to 8 statute miles, then you were not simulating actual conditions. What aircraft? 182 Skylane? Mooney? Neither are similar to a PA-32 in handling characteristics.

Were you using the autopilot?, and are you indoctrinated into instrument procedures and discipline enough to program a simple coupled approach into that autopilot? If not, then I would suspect that you did not simulate "John-John's" final flight. JFK jr., according to the NTSB, did have that indoctrination and demonstrated it on at least one previous occasion.