I flew a Boeing 737 Max simulator and it gave me a new respect for just how hard being a pilot really is

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• I visited Skyborne, a flight academy in England where wannabe airline pilots train.
• I tried out two flight simulators, including one for a Boeing 737 Max.
• I got mixed up with the instruments and found the low-visibility landing daunting.

I write about planes nearly every day at Business Insider, but trying out a Boeing 737 Max flight simulator gave me new insights into just how much...