Not to knock HPAT, but you just can’t do in an aircraft what
the professional pilots do very regularly in a simulator. Where I work, our
recurrent programs include dozens of approaches with systems malfunctions,
engine outs, windshear, etc. Most of these maneuvers cannot be safely
practiced in the airplane, and without a simulator it would take, literally,
30 or 40 flying hours to accomplish what we can do in 6 hours.
I fly a 360, and I am truly envious of the training my Kingair customers (or
any bizjet pilot) have available to them. It’s not cheap, but let’s not kid
ourselves, if the insurance companies didn’t mandate the training then even
jet pilots wouldn’t train…   Matt

 What is the cost to set up a simulator for an aircraft?  I'm familiar with the structure of a full motion simulator used by the gov for F18's but is that what is being used to train Citation pilots?  I agree good simulator training would be a great addition.