Now that you mention it, I could see MSFS being useful for general area familiarization. Foreflight has 3D mode now for the same purpose. But MSFS would certai

Now that you mention it, I could see MSFS being useful for general area familiarization. Foreflight has 3D mode now for the same purpose. But MSFS would certainly be more fun, and an instructor could mix in other navigation skills. It would be a good exercise to drop someone into an unknown area to practice VOR navigation. (And 100% agreed about the "VFR students" thing. Poor choice of words on my part.)