Ironj21, Dont do it! If you cant afford a sim right now then you cant afford a new plane either. From reading your threads it doesnt sound to me like your ready to go it alone. No offense I am only slightly ahead of you on the learning curve. I can fly,but I know just enough to know I dont know much. Right now you are at a point were you don't understand the consequenses of inexperiance. If you crash that plane to early you will probably never get back into it and will miss out on an amazing pastime, one that is the most fun I've ever had, and I've had some fun. After that first crash you fly like a different person because you understad how fragile those planes really are.Trust me I have done what you are about to do, but I did it infront of my wife who did'nt understand how I could spend 350.00 on a toy and destroy it in less than ten minutes of fun. I was hooked and there was no way I was going to quit. I bought three more planes, put in some sim time and eveything is going much better for me SOO MUCH FUN!! Heres what I suggest and this is parlty what I did (1) start a thread in this forum searching for a mentor of sorts in your area. The people I have delt with in this hobby are some of the best. They love to talk and teach airplanes. I met a guy in this forum who is near me and is going to mentor me until I get a little better. Probably made a new friend. If I can find people in Alaska you can do it in NJ I'll bet you have more R/C pilots per capita. (2) find a LHS they will know somebody for you to talk to. (3)Borrow a simulator, if you have to buy one of the cheap ones on ebay with the interface adapter. Even with the Best instuctor in the world a sim will come in handy. I'm sorry if I'm rambeling on about this subject,but this thread just struck a nerve for me. I just want you to have fun. Good luck.

If I echoed what matt goslin and giestware had to say it's because they can type faster than me.