Yes, been through it twice, to find I have a problem with light scatter, which means instead of seeing 4 x lights I see 4 x starbursts, each one comprising 4 x lights.
Extremely bizarre, very difficult to explain to someone who doesn't experience it and something which doesn't manifest itself on real PAPI's, by day or night, although it is a problem I also have with stars - I don't see one, I see three or four, even more after a bucket of Stella
. Bright lights are not an issue, just pinpoints, which the PAPI Simulator comprises.
As I said above, my personal opinion from hundreds of approaches as a student pilot, CPL/IR holder and instructor is that it is not representative of an actual PAPI. I have never had a problem with any approach systems, VASI, T-VASI, PAPI or any other but because of the light scatter I found the PAPI simulator impossible. I told them so and they told me to guess, which made me realise they weren't actually interested in the results - it was a fait acomplit.
Jetcareerseeker, drop me a PM.