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Larry,
You could open a whole can of worms with that question. I used MS FLT SIM during my training. It really helps with the instrument's and learning radio nav and even some procedures. The built in Lessons are nice preps before heading out to the airport. I even used to plan out my cross countries then fly them on the sim to prepare for the actual one. The scenery and most of the freq's are the real thing.
As far as the realistic controls go, they start at moderatly expensive to way too expensive. I would just use the joystick and save the money for flying the real stuff.
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