Originally Posted by
punkalouver
I am suspicious of sim handling. I have been on 7 type ratings in the sim(and several more in the actual aircraft). Most, maybe all do not handle like the aircraft.
Going back to my initial post, the ATR sim I flew required a big pull to get airborne. The actual aircraft was just fine.
Be cautious in assuming the handling of the sim is representative of the aircraft.
I agree with you. To date I have not found a sim that is anywhere near being equal to the handling of a real airplane. And I have tried a lot of sims. Thankfully a real plane always handles better than a sim.
As for heavy rotation, the stretched DC-8 was a handful with a manual elevator...