Having done that, park the car approx. 1 1/2 miles from the Dept. of Motor Vehicles ( or some similar awful place crammed with long lines of people). Then, have someone drive you seven miles away from the DMV in the opposite direction. Still with me? good! You’re ready to begin the simulation!
Now, fill 2 gym bags full of clothes, etc. as if you’re going away for a few days. Don’t worry if the bags don’t seem heavy enough. they soon will. Believe me.
With the bags slung over your shoulder, walk the seven miles to the DMV office. For extra realism, walk it very very fast, and go up and down several flights of crowded stairs.
Once you’ve reached the DMV, stand in the overcrowded line for 2 hours, or until you feel you’re about to go insane. After you’ve stood in the 2 hour line, proceed outside and stand there for 20 minutes, doing absolutely nothing. Then, sit down, and remove your belt and shoes, please. Now put them back on. Now take them off again. Now put them back on. Take them off again, please. Put them back on again. Feel silly? Good. You’re experiencing the simulation properly.
Now, pick up your bags and RUN LIKE HELL as fast as you can, the entire 1 1/2 miles, to the tiny car you have waiting.
Now, Get into the back seat, roll up the windows, and sit there for six to nine hours.
For “food”, buy the crappiest, tiniest frozen dinner you can find and eat that, using tiny sized plastic utensils.
…And there you are… a typical airline experience. The only thing I can’t think how to simulate is the constant eardrum popping from the altitude fluctuations.

Tonka