Originally Posted by
deftone
I tried using it for my Instrument rating, but even at that it was really difficult for me to relate to the actual flying. Lots of people seemed to find it useful though.
As I live in what it seems to be the worst region of the country to do flight training (Northern NJ) due to weather, constant TFRs (Thanks Trump), etc. X-Plane has proven to help me a lot between my flight lessons.
You just have to be very disciplined not to cut corners, do everything as you would exactly on a plane. I invested on a Yoke, Rudder Pedals and Throttle and I don't regret it. I just wish I had a better machine, but it does the what it needs to.