An axiom of flight training, particularly simulator training, is that you should train the way you fly and fly the way you train. It is obvious that if you practice normal, abnormal and emergency procedures under the most realistic conditions possible, you will be best prepared for the real thing if and when it happens.
The best companies in the flight training industry have done a good job of making jet pilot training reasonably realistic. LOFT (line operation flight training) is the acronym for simulator sessions that emphasize seemingly small problems that can grow into major emergencies if the crew mishandles them initially.
