Having read the report, which makes frightening reading when you put yourself in PIC`s shoes, I would have to agree with eeper, that as someone who is learning to fly, for my sake as well as the sake of any future collegues or pax I would like to have experienced any and every type of enginge failure in training, I would consider it money well spent supposing it was all on a sim even. Anything to reduce confusion in the situation and gain precious seconds.
As a footnote, I am convinced that PIC did his absolute best and I would never question his airmanship. I saw the immedeate aftermath of the crash, and that in itself was a lesson. RIP.