Roger writes:

It wasn't MSFS that killed him it was the mind set that simming is
just like the real thing.

There is no evidence whatsoever that the accident pilot had such a
mindset. There is no evidence that MSFS played any role in bringing
about the accident.

The pilot was not very experienced with instrument flight and was
unrated for instrument flight. The weather conditions were poor IMC.
Those alone might have still allowed him to survive, but he had a
recurrent fuel-system problem which had manifested itself on earlier
flights and which he had not fully resolved before the accident
flight. This problem proccupied him during the accident flight and
eventually led to exhaustion of his fuel while still in the air. All
of these together conspired to dramatically diminish his chances of
survival, and in fact he died on the flight. MSFS was nowhere in this
scenario.

Three area lot of things that flight
training sims and yes, even MSFS can help, but the motion sensations
and getting used to flying in the soup is definitely not one of them.

Dealing with fuel-system issues and getting them fixed before you fly
again are also among the scenarios that are not simulated by MSFS.

How do you feel about practicing planned instrument flights in a sim
before actually carrying them out? It's hard to see how this could
possibly hurt. Some people even practice their VFR flights in a sim
before actually taking to the air. It seems like an excellent way of
helping to make one aware of what must be done in what order for a
specific flight.

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