PC flight simulators

Glenfiddich wrote:

Part of the value of sims is to safely train experienced pilots for
those rare dire events that would risk the aircraft if tried in
flight.


IMO this is one (as you say) of the most valuable points of
simulators. Another, of course is basic switchology.

I don't mean that only literally but include all the basic
'moves' inherent in commercial piloting so as to make them
habitual and a natural part of the job rather than something that
takes conscious thought and therefore 'mental processing time'.

This leaves more capacity for 'getting ahead of the aircraft',
which is usually a good place to be...
--

-Gord.

Ignoring the debate on wether its a game or simulator, but I will call
them simulators below (if you feel angry about this, count to 10 or
something).

I've flown these

A-10 Cuba!
X-Plane
Flanker 1.0-2.0
LO-MAC demo
Flight Unlimited
MS Flight Sim.

Ranked to the respect of how realistic/good the "feel of flight" is,
IMO, not on graphics or other bells and whistles. Granted, I've not
flown any of the aircraft in these simulators for real. But I took a
couple of lessons in a Cessna (oh, maybe I did fly one of these in
MSFS), been paragliding and is a vivid RC aircraft pilot!.

So, there. Thats what the orginal poster asked for.