ORIGINAL: BrianArtea
I can think of one of the things a simm can't do and that's change the way the wind is blowing (I think anyway). I've been trying to land a plane on the sim for the last 4 hours came close a few times but I guess it just takes some people longer than others.
Re: Winds...
Actually they can....
The better sims try to recreate Wind conditions as much as possible...
Realflight supports thermals, micro-bursts, variable winds, updraft emitters, blowing leaves and objects, wakes caused by prop-wash on water, etc., etc.
Re: Time on sim.
Four hours on the sim is just starting out!
Many sim users get overly confident that they know how to fly planes once they think they have mastered the sim.
I thought I was ready for the real deal after I mastered flying planes and helis on the sim, including inverted hovering, etc.
Then I went to the airfield and discovered how WRONG I was...
However the sim reduced the amount of training days I required to just TWO... on the third day I got my certification.
No matter how much you practice on the sim, you'll still get the weak knee and "super intense focus" on your first flight alone.