glenbrook
having a nice computer sim at home isn't out of the question for an experienced pilot.
I wanted to make up one for the plane I was on but it was too expensive. I am after all a cheap airline pilot.
Having a sim at home allows someone to run and rerun scenarios. Obviously the control feedback isn't the same as a real a/c or sim but the visual fidelity is certainly there, especially compared to say an older Thales sim (I was just in a Thales B747-400 sim).
But the FMS/FD/FMC are terribly dumbed down on most of the PC sims.