I'm not an expert in FMs and I have no experience in flying airplanes with more then 180hp, but I have a private pilot license and for the first time ever playing a game I feel like I'm actually flying..
In the beginning I cared a lot about the COD graphics and bugs, but not anymore, now it is just a pure pleasure and sometimes the graphics are stunning (flying online over water or near the coast).
Why do you think all these other "simulators" show 90% of there trailers/videos from outside view?
Because it sucks to sit on the inside...