Good point, Philip. Fortunately it's a reasonably simple matter to alter parameters in the sim software. However, that all depends on the manufaturer being up-front about the performance figures, obviously. And that, with the best will in the world, can be influenced by the intended use of the simulation. Probably enough detail for the public domain.
Addendum: sorry, I missed out your second point. Yes, arrested landings are a simple matter and landing on is a good example of a key event that sims are quite good at. They are also a prime example of the biggest differences between live and synthetic. The sim generates a surprising level of pucker factor, but nowhere near what the aircraft can give you. I've done it in the sim a fair bit, but I would never imagine I could even attempt in for real.
Last edited by Courtney Mil; 26th Apr 2013 at 09:07.