I've done enough flightdeck trips to know a crossword or two!
I guess it would be the polar opposite of what the sim would normally see - rather than fires and failures I'd be just going from A-B! I like the idea of flying for real and haven't ruled it out, it's just so darned expensive and you have to stay current to stay safe. With a sim, once every couple of months would probably be affordable and no risk to safety.