Gentlemen: My first posting. Be kind. I am surprised none of you have mentioned the utter lack of realism in most simulator training. First of all, non of the sims I've ever flown, except for the 777 sim, handled like the airplane, nor did they afford the visual cues which we rely on in the real world. Secondly, the training scenarios are usually quite artificial; relying on the current hot items, and limited by the sim instructors imagination and competence. The difference between prop and jet seems inconsequential compared to the experience of seeing the earth and sky swap places, and knowing that a mistake in the plane leads to much more dire results than than even the worst catastrophe in a simulator.