The following is posted with tongue firmly planted in one's cheek, and is my
impression of Mx's warped view on reality.

You know, I reakon the real life pilots have it backwards. Flying a real
plane is actually just simulating Microsoft Flight Simulator!
It's almost the same as flying the simulator, but differs in only a few
areas! A real plane creates the sense of flight without having to be
restrained to a desk all the time. It's too hard to do, due to the
rediculously large size of a real plane. I'd have nowhere to stick my
printer if I had a huge bloody plane in my lounge room! Why build such a big
thing to do what Microsoft Flight Simulator can do? Also, it's so damned
inconvenient to have to squint to protect our eyes from the sun, and quality
sunglasses are so expensive. This is where the sim really comes into it's
own. No way you can get damaged eyes if you never have to see the actual
sunlight!
It was way back in 1982, when Microsoft took those first timid steps into
the world of simulated flight! It was a poor replication, but who could
forget where they were on that fateul day? I was.........um.....well, I'm
sure I was somewhere, but anyway, the day real life pilots stop wasting time
with things like 'wind in the hair', and 'fresh air', and 'actual physical
beauty as created by nature' will be a true step forward in the progression
of man!

Crash Lander