FWIW, I grew up playing 80s/90s flight sims and later went into the military and worked on planes and got the opportunity to use military flight simulators and was able to make my way around the cockpit and takeoff/land pretty much immediately.

I think my key for landing was learning flaps and throttle and getting a feel for stall speeds in sims.

Now, would I want to test that in an actual plane in a life and death emergency? Not really. But I'd wager my odds are good.