I have to agree that MFS is good to familiarise yourself with the basic instruments and procedures but in terms of handling, especially during landing it isn't a big help...
Has anyone seen the new sim on google earth ? Its useless as a sim tool however in terms of graphics it's unbelievable.. If you download the most current version of google earth.. zoom in on an area i.e. over your house and then press 'Ctrl' 'Alt' 'A' at the same time, you're presented with a menu screen. Options are to fly a light aircraft or a militatry jet, either from a limited number of airfiled around the world or to begin flying from your current position..
As I say it's useless as a sim tool but very realistic graphics when flying around terrain such as snowdonia and quite strange being able to fly around your own home...