That’s hilarious.
Managed to figure it out in the end. As the earth started hurtling toward me I wondered if I could control the power, as an example, with the mouse.
Low and behold I could. If I moved the camera down I could push the throttle in and get more power to avoid the usual house I crash into. The training then proceeds as if nothing happened.
Of course there’s nothing in the training to tell you that all of your primary controls are locked out and that you have to use the mouse.
That’s absolutely hilarious. A great way of turning any new person away from this amazing sim. Luckily I’ve watched a lot of videos on this. I worry for those who haven’t.