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I wouldn't waste your time or money unless you're going to buy a good IFR sim. I have an Elite that is useful for keeping your scan and familiarizing yourself with a strange approach. I wouldn't count on getting much value out of it if you're a primary student. The private student is probably looking to improve stick and rudder skills, which a sim won't really do at that stage of the game. I also think they tend to make one focus only straight ahead and on the panel since it is cumbersome to switch veiws on the computer. I think its bad to practice this when most vfr pilots spend way too little time looking around outside anyway.
You're going to laugh, but a good big RC model airplane is a fairly good way to learn touch. The problem is that it will probably take you as much time to build and learn to fly a good big (6' wing) model as it does to get a pvt liscense. And about $500. Trainer cords link two transmitters together for "dual", extending the time before your first crash. But you WILL crash models. The nice part is you develop a mindset to always have an out. And most modelers are better versed at stall\spin\snap scenarios than an average full scale pilot, as most models are unforgiving hot rods compared to full scale.
I'm not saying a typical modeler would make an excellent pilot; but a pilot who is also a fair modeler usually has excellent stick and rudder skills. This comes from flying the plane, not the panel.
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