Concerning the WB to AH comparison- In one important area AH leaves the competition being: Formation flying. The problem with WB is that there is a momentary delay between control movement and aircraft response, more of a delay than in an actual aircraft. In AH, I can fly formation MUCH more closely. Both sims are considerably more difficult than flying formation in light planes, but AH is closest to reality, and I fly it almost exclusively for this reason.