As a beginner, I found FMS very helpful especially regarding orientation when the plane is moving toward you. The lack of wind settings in FMS led me to purchase AeroFly Pro. The terrain can be made as rough as you want off the runway, and winds can bet set in any strength from any direction and even made to be gusty. Additionally, the winds interact with geographic features and objects in the sim to produce turbulence or updrafts.

Now I can practice landings in a 60 degree crosswind gusting at 15 to 20 mph. It has definitely made me more confident and a better pilot as well. Less than the price of one plane.