Can a simulator (FFS) be used in place of a Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA) to meet the commercial experience requirements? 14 CFR 61.129(a)(3)(ii) lists the aeronautical experience requirements for a commercial certificate. It says:


  (ii) 10 hours of training in a complex airplane, a turbine-powered
  airplane, or a technically advanced airplane (TAA) that meets the
  requirements of paragraph (j) of this section, or any combination
  thereof. The airplane must be appropriate to land or sea for the
  rating sought;


With the changes to this regulation to allow TAAs, does the FAA allow simulator (FFS) hours in place of the TAA hours?
You can't use a simulator for this time because the regulation specifically requires training time in an airplane; there's no mention of using a simulator. If you look at some of the wording in the currency regulations in 61.57 (for example) you can see that when the FAA allows you to use  a simulator they state it explicitly:


  The takeoffs and landings required by paragraph (a)(1) of this section
  may be accomplished in a full flight simulator or flight training
  device that is [...]
  
  A pilot may accomplish the requirements in paragraph (c)(1) of this
  section in a full flight simulator, flight training device, or
  aviation training device provided [...]