RJV,

Ok there are a whole bunch of Aerofly supporters on these forums, and my purpose is not to knock them or aerofly. That said, you might want to look at G2 lite. While I am fairly good with computers (heck certified by microsoft, and cisco but another story) I just wasn;t all that thriled with the interface setup with Aerofly. I also use a futaba 6EXA radio, and that was not listed on aerofly's site, and honestly I didn;t want to buy a $140 coaster. I also like the fact that G2 has a controller I can use even if my radio is down (like when i charge it overnight for instance). I don;t own aerofly, but from the sound of what you are looking for, 3d is not your prime interest. From what I hear Aerofly is better than G2 when you are pushing the envelope like 3d flying, but that doesn;t sound like where you are at. G2 is a quality sim, and certainly fairly accurate on learning the basics of flight and most acrobatics . . . but when you start working on hovering and 3d moves aerofly sounds like it might be the ticket.
I do not recommend the full G2, because you get a good $80.00 worth of fluff by buying the whole thing. You do have beter control and more perameters to adjust with the full version, but for my buck lite works very well. I got an expansion pack and G2 lite and am very happy with it. I will eventually go with Aerofly once i get towards that end of the envelope, but flying 3d is really not my prime interest, but take everything you read in a forum with a grain of salt. I live in the US, and buying a product from overseas (at least developed there) that doesn;t list my transmitter was alittle risky venture for me to take, but that's just my opinion.