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[quote user="243129"]Simulators cannot cover all situations. [/quote] Good programmed full motion simulators can cover a lot more situations than can by cover on the road. Or do you want to let a train run away on steep grade with a candidate at the throttle just to see his fear and how he reacts? If yes I deem it insane. [quote user="243129"] All the situational training under benign circumstances goes out the window when the first shot is fired in anger. If you possess the proper character you survive. You panic you will not.[/quote] Only if people aren't properly trained. Proper training helps to minimize the chance that someone panics. What do think, why do special forces train in 3rd surroundings over and over again? To make them familiar with possible surprises as help to react correctly. You don't send soldiers into enemy fire just to test if they have the charakter to survive. [quote user="243129"]This can apply to railroad engineers and airline pilots. Nothing beats real time situations.[/quote] Sure but perhaps at the expense of dead people and the loss of an aircraft or train. [quote user="243129"]One must possess the character to deal with the unexpected and this can be determined by those who have experienced such i.e. veteran pilots, engineers, infantrymen.[/quote] You can learn to handle the unexpected, and trained safety in ones reactions helps a lot. I would trust a psychologist or human resource managers more to make a good selection. [quote user="243129"]Simulators are an aid and do not supplant proper hands on training.[/quote] Good simulator training is as important as hands on training. Nobody said the simulator shall replace hands on training. Regards, Volker
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