Any Certified Flight Instructors here??

[namroob]

I agree with the comments above - PC flight sim experience probably doesn't give you much of a head start in stick and rudder flying when you start PPL training.

However, I'm sure that MS FSX or X-Plane would be hugely helpful in practicing instrument flying and using radio navaids etc. I wish I'd had access to a PC with FSX on it when I was doing my Instrument Rating training in the mid-90's! I well remember making cardboard ADF and DI displays so I could practice the mental calculations for NDB approaches. I think a PC sim would have great potential for improving your instrument scan, multi-tasking, division of attention under pressure etc. Save a fortune too - the only way to practice in my day was spending vast sums to do it in the air!