MHS,
I also think that the Simulator (level-D) is a life saver, ie. you can practise the hole procedure of engine fires, loss of tailrotor etc.
But my point is the following. It puts a
big responsibility on the instructor, its no deal for an instructor to put the student "down on his knees" in a simulator....just put on an big amount of malfuntions and the student will mess up sooner or later.
When you train in the simulator
you have to keep it realistic, do "one malfunction/emergemcy" at the time (of course a malfunction can lead to and will usually lead to some secondary problems as well).
So. keep it realistic!!
Thanks
Ps. what is the chances of getting double engine failure in a twin (ok, its possible but it will not happen very often), but its always good to exercise some autos!