Yes. I say that with 100% certainty based on my own experience. I was using Flight Simulator in the late 80s. I used it for 10 years, and it inspired me to b

Yes. I say that with 100% certainty based on my own experience. I was using Flight Simulator in the late 80s. I used it for 10 years, and it inspired me to become a pilot. I ended getting various ratings (private, instrument, high-performance, commecial ...). I knew how to fly an ILS before I had my introductory flight in a Cessna 172. I knew what I was looking at and not bewildered by all of the unfamiliar gauges. It's not going to help you land a small plane when the winds are 160/17G25 and it's a crosswind. That you have to experience. But I could fly to the nearest VOR on the first day.