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While I too want a well trained and educated pilot, driving the plane, I also appreciate a well trained and educated doctor, if I ever need one for medical care.

But would I expect to find, or even consider it normal, for a doctor to have an operating room in their home? No!

Nor do I expect, or do I find it normal, for a pilot to have a decked out pilot simulation set up at home.

I’ve already read from some Freeper pilots (airline pilots) who have not found this to be unusual in their own estimation. So, what I can say is (at the most) is that some apparently find this to be unusual while other airline pilots don’t find this to be unusual.

I don’t find this shocking, although I am not anything close to a pilot.

I recently watched “Sole Survivor” about crash survivors. 1 was the pilot of 1 of these crashes, and he had then and even now a homemade flight simulator. Still likes to play with it even though he is handicapped from the crash and can’t fly.

This was the other month. Things like this pop in my mind when watching this mystery unwind. I watch these shows a lot so frankly nothing surprises me about airplanes.

Nor do I expect, or do I find it normal, for a pilot to have a decked out pilot simulation set up at home.

Seriously? Do you know how cheap it is to have a decked out flight sim in your house? Far cheaper than going through flight school. I have one. I haven't flown in ten years, but I flight sim regularly.

The ONLY thing I find that would put the word "ominous" into this pilot having a flight sim in his home scenario, would be that he's had plenty of time to practice his routes, precisely measure his fuel burn, and think through the entire scenario. Also knowing the entire airplane because he really flies it, makes him the likely candidate for pulling off this heist. He would know what breakers to pull to disable things, and his copilot is likely a co-conspirator. The two most knowledgeable people on the airplane are in the cockpit.

I find it hysterical how everyone is freaking out about how educated one must be to program the flight computer. You can teach yourself to do this on your flight sim. There could be a dozen people on board with an understanding of how to program the route. It's really not that hard. But the two guys in the front office do it day in and day out.