Well i've spoken to real pilots and i've also been in many many aircraft cockpits got a few hours only in real flight but spotting in real life seem easier once the naked eye picks up the moving target, it can focus and track plus the 3rd person situation awareness is higher in real life .
I just think game Devs need to add something to make every gamers lives easier across the board in flight sims.
There seems to be a trend that content gets pushed out but real game braking issues dont get addressed until it's too late .