.. I guess what we are driving at ... is that the rote training and such, allied with an uncritical thinking which is seen in many quarters ... provides not as useful or effective an outcome ......as such training allied with sound and relevant knowledge .. and that basic captaincy skillset value .... to be able to put the foot down .. and occasionally draw a line in the sand .....
The sim is a great tool in which to develop hand eye co-ordination skills and to see things which would be far too dangerous on the real aircraft.
The risk lies in believing too much of it ....