I Have seen a 17 year old, bypass a trainer .  He simed for 1 Mo. than went to a hanger9 Showtime and flew it 50+ flights till it was crashed by me.<div>Another 30 year old did the same with a Hanger 9 P51 </div><div>
</div><div>So It is possible to save the trainer $ for a faster plane. However sometime you will still have to come back to some basic training.</div>