Keeping in mind of course the simulator can be a two-edged sword in the hands of a maniac check pilot. There is a very good reason why many pilots loathe their scheduled simulator "check". Used as potential career busting device the simulator has caused tears and dread and memories which go back years that some unfortunates will never forget.
When simulators were first introduced into Australia, the AFAP (a very powerful industrial organisation in early years) directed that a pilot scrubbed on the say-so of check captains in the simulator was to be given the opportunity to prove himself in the real aircraft. Of course this severely restricted the antics that could be pulled on the pilot and invariably he passed the actual flight test. This prevented the well known "triple jeopardy" emergencies foisted upon crews in the simulator.who would wonder what the hell the instructor was going to fail next.