No, this is not my opinion of the game, but that of one Michael Charge.
Yesterday I came across this article that he'd written on the game, and I was quite astonished at his thoughts on the flight model, amongst other things.
http://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/wp-conten...-cache/1/thoughts-on-janes-longbow-2.pdfJust now I sent him an e-mail giving him a bit of an insight into why I think his opinions are wrong.
I don't know what 'modern' helo sims he's played, but I can honestly say that all the ones I've personally played are very arcade-y. Note that I haven't played DCS so can't possibly comment on that.