Aros wrote:He said he had "video game" experience but I would bet you if you pressed him to be more specific he would have clarified flight simulator experience. I know I have said it many times in this thread but I cannot impress enough on you guys how much you can truly learn how to fly aircraft of all types with just the right software, your computer and some peripheral gear like a joy stick, rudder pedals, etc.
Couple this with the fact he worked around the aircraft themselves which would already make him familiar with the cockpit. If he'd ever had to turn on the APU for maintenance that makes it even easier to believe he had a general knowledge without the "video game" aspect.
Turning on aircraft power isn't something your average gamer could do, and I'm not even sure if it's even a part of the process of simulators. I defer to your expertise on this one Aros.