I have the reguler Real Flight sim... I would say buy the good one... I soloed for the first time this spring... I'm 41 so I'm not a kid with the playstation advantage... I used the flight SIM all last winter ( Upstate NY ) winter sucks... I was flying in no time, since then I now own 8 planes... My favs. WACO 60 biplane / GP Shoestring / WW1 Eindecker / KMP GEE BEE / GP Stuka and fly them all. The sim isn't the answer to all, but it will give you a feel for different plane and help you pic what you like. It will get you to where you don't have to think about what you are doing it will just be reaction... The trainer on the sim will get boring real fast... You will end up getting this one anyway why not get it now... I use it all the time and fly many different planes... Good Luck...