ORIGINAL: DenverJayhawk
I would think long and hard about getting Phoenix solely because it comes with a DX5e radio. It's a very basic radio that you'll probably not end up using very often.
You can get it w/o the DX5 and use it with whatever transmitter. In which case its a lot cheaper than RF. My point was that for the same price as RF, you can get a sim that's just as good plus a radio that can be used to fly planes, and the DX5 is a solid beginner radio.
But that's just my 2ยข, there isn't a right or wrong answer.