Can the MoD not just call-up all the MS Flight Sim warriors who are often found on here stating certanties about comparative a/c abilities as if they are the world's most in demand test pilot rather than actually being a nerd who knows how to find Wikipedia?
It's almost the same isn't it, flying for real and sitting in your boxers in a darkened room, fiddling with your joystick and snacking on crisps?