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Mxsmanic wrote:

Orval Fairbairn writes:

because the REAL pilot is doing it for the purpose of flying a REAL
plane -- to practice cockpit fam, procedures, CRM, etc. In that case, it
is NOT a game, but a tool.

How does that make it okay? Why is it not okay to simulate for the sake of
simulation, with no intention of flying for real?

You asked what the difference is -- I explained it. One is a training
air -- the other is just a game.