Clearance into inactive restricted areas

Erik writes:

Because the simulation is highly lacking.

It is lacking in some respects, but not in others. Depending on the parts of
flying that appeal to a person, the differences between simulation and real
life may or may not be important. If they are not important, simulation is
fine, and perhaps even better than the real thing.

Compared to real flying, it's like masturbation. It's meant as a
hold-over, not a replacement.

See above. The same principle applies.

If you do enough research and study based on experience gained from
masturbation, I'm certain that you'd wind up believing that every girl
out there is willing and has nipples no bigger than a silver dollar,
perched upon perfect C+ boobs.

I'm interested in aviation, not sex, so I'll take your word for this.

Unfortunately, that's not the case. That's why MSFS costs less than
$50 and an airplane costs significantly more.

An airplane has to do many things that MSFS does not. However, not all of the
things that a real airplane does are interesting to people who are interested
in aviation, so MSFS may be sufficient, and if it is, the cost is much lower.

You were asking how you can tell if you're directly over a
point. In MSFS, there is A LOT of guesswork involved.

Not really. In MSFS, you can look straight down and see a set of crosshairs
marking your position on the ground. That isn't possible in real life.

Simulation not only lacks some aspects of real life, it also provides things
that real life does not. I can watch and critique my flying from a chase
plane in MSFS; I cannot do that in real life. I can start a flight from any
airport in MSFS; in real life, I can only start a flight from the last airport
at which I landed. Many other examples could be given.

In an airplane, you really can open the window
and look. Seems like a small difference, but it's huge. And don't
give me any of that alternate-view crap, you don't feel the wind in
your face, either.

I don't need the wind in my face to look, and it would only interfere with
vision, anyway.

You never addressed the accusation of being terrified of airplanes.

Why should I? People will believe what they wish to believe, irrespective of
anything I say. And the accusation is only intended to goad me, but since I'm
unconcerned by the accusation, it doesn't work.

I can tell you, on my intro flight, I was nervous as hell. This tiny
little tin can won't hold us up! That lasted for about 5 minutes.

That seems like an irrational fear.

I might be worried about the state of maintenance of the aircraft and the
competence of the pilot, though, which unfortunately do have a basis in
reality. I trust technologies, but I don't trust people.

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