I understand what you’re saying. A big part of my flight sim experience is to pretend that I am a new pilot, progressing through the same steps that pilots are required to take in order to qualify in ever more complex aircraft. Call it a quirk…call it pointless. It drives my sim experience.
I own the Alouette III, because I like the old-school look. Same with the Fokker F28. Are there ‘better’ helicopters I could master, and better high-flyers that I could fly around the world? Absolutely.
The BAE 146 is a cool plane, but it’s not calling out my name. Same with the bigger automated glass cockpit airliners.