Comparing a computer game / simulation to anything in the real world? You must be one of those pax’s that stick their heads in the cockpit after a flight to tell how you could do it better.
Nope, not even close... BUT, because of the realism of Elite Dangerous and Star Citizen, I use them as a chance to further practice target acquisition with red dot sights using the aiming reticles on the ships' weapons, in environments where targets are moving around very fast and you gotta have good reflexes and reaction speed. I don't even play them that much but I still got onto the upper tiers of the dogfighting categories. They are useful as SUPPLEMENTARY TRAINING AIDS, not the real thing of course.
That said, right now I have one of my dual monitors on Elite and I am hitching a ride on a Fleet Carrier just enjoying the sights, like riding a subway train between stars LOL:
"There is a downtown express train approaching the station. Please stand away from the platform edge"...