I was a so so pilot before I got my simulator. After a few weeks of 2 hour day on the sim, I really noticed a difference in my flying as did everyone else in the club. After about a year with the sim, I am alot better that the guys that I though were good before. They dont have a sim. The same manuvers they were doing 2 years ago, they are still doing them. Also IMAC or any othere kinda of sequence flying will make your everyday, bash around, have fun flying look even more impressive because you will tend to fly your manuvers in more of a sequence instead of just all over the place. This makes it look like you are in more control and have planned out your flying.