There is also the knocking-knees factor. No one gets flustered and panicky flying a simulator. They always taxi like the ground was glass and you never mis-judge a distance or cross-wind. The deadly "dumb-thumbs" syndrome has killed more models than war, fire and angry wifes put together. The simulator models are always in perfect trim, balanced perfectly laterally and longitudinally and have no flaws built in or knocked in from use.

Simulators teach you to fly simulated planes in a simulated world and give you some insight into controls and aerodynamics.

No one ever plugged the aileron wires in backwards when styarting up a simulator or had a plugged fuel line, aileron flutter, bent control rod, wheel come off, bug in the eye, wind gust at three feet, etc.

The two simulator programs I have allow you to land just by flying level at 20 feet and closing the throttle. It glides in beautifully, maybe needing a touch of elevator. Oh, how I only wish.