Forget the sim. They don't even come close to "simulating" what it is really like flying an rc plane. Maybe if they connected electric wires to your nads it would make you alittle more nervous.

You probably did the old "reversed controls coming towards you mix up" for just a second and that is enough when flying a nitro. Even 3 mistakes high it doesn't take but a split second to be rekitted. It is probably the biggest problem for new pilots and it does take alot of flying to overcome that. You still don't have the mindset to be ahead of the plane. Your instructor should have been very keen to this problem and expecting it anytime your on a downwind turn.

A bubby box is not the save all training device. You can still crash using one. However a BB gives your instructor that extra 1 1/2 seconds to recover that may just save your plane.

The PT60 is a good sound trainer. Build another and you'll do alot better having learned what you already have.

skeeter