In the absence of replies from people who know what they are talking about I’ll give you my tuppence worth. I’ve spent some time on a 6 axis 747-400 simulator, I noticed there were program settings for turbulence and wind shear. As I understand it pilots are regularly tested in simulators I guess there would be no point unless they accurately replicated extreme situations.
Having said that the simulator was at one level the most expensive version of guitar hero ever but the sensation of movement is complete