I agree that alot of things you can do on the simulator cannot be done in real life but it is not limited to just AFPD.
The great aspect of the flight simulators is the ability to practice manuvers without damaging the airplane you fly.
I learned to fly by using the GP G2 along with flying as much as I could at the field. Now I can practice things with AFPD that I would
not be able to do at the field at my level of flying. I would have bought G3 but GP killed themselves in my mind when they did not offer
a true upgrade path for those that already owned G2 and add-on's. So it was cheaper for me to go with AFPD and I do not look back with
that decsion as I'm very happy with it and fly on it whenever I can. I just think that GP was very stupid in not trying to keep the customers
they had in their hand with the introduction of G3. What would it have cost them to offer something simalar to what was offered for those that
owned AFP when AFPD was released.

I think you will see more and more intresting moves come out as the VPP get on more and more airplanes. So do not be suprised if you
do see something that mimicks what you saw on AFPD(or any other flight sime with the VPP option).
John