This is one thing that I think the sims are great for. Learning new manuevers, especially practicing styles of flying such as IMAC. You're still going to have to spend time on the real plane practicing as you can't learn it all on the simulators, but the sims can greatly reduce your learning time. It's really great for getting muscle memory built up. It's also great for working out any bugs or hang ups you may have. For instance, when I learned to fly I was scared to death of flying close to the ground for the first few years I flew. I finally broke that by using the sim (RealFlight 2) which helped me get used to flying low and close to the ground. I've also used the simulator to help students. I had one that just couldn't do a right hand turn to save his life. So I sent him home with RealFlight and by the next weekend his right turns were smooth as silk!!!

So yes, I think it is a good tool to help out.

Ken