Guys, I think those of us who are professional jet pilots should be careful about saying the PC sim is harder to fly than the real thing. This gives the impression that a snotty nosed kid well versed in FS2002 could jump in our airplanes and off he goes. We know this is not the case.
It's the flight modelling characteristics of the PC sim that might make it appear difficult to fly - ie, it doesn't respond to our inputs in the way the real aircraft we are used to flying responds. This doesn't mean it's difficult to fly. It just means the PC sim has huge limitations. Please don't confuse the two.
Spend the same amount of time flying the PC sim as you do on your real airplane, and you'll be well ahead of the untrained amateur.
And I hope we all realise this doesn't even start to touch on the ideas of "operating" an aircraft and "commanding" an aircraft crew.