SIM caution
I have to agree that sims are a great tool for practicing systems emergencies and procedural stuff. But… a word of caution. As has been said they are not real aircraft. And as good as the techo guys are at doing the software, there have been instances where subsequent real events have caused a programming change to be made to the relevant sim.
Last ride I did in the C+ at WPB we did deck take offs at 12,700 lbs with a 15 kt tail wind and lost one engine at the point of rotation and flew ‘the sim’ away OEI and ‘lived’. Doesn’t mean the same might happen in the real world.
Certainly a great tool, but not totally definitive.
Geoff