My son soloed after about a dozen "real" flights without a buddy box and I never took the transmitter from him. While I would like to take credit for being such a fantastic instructor, hour of Realflight simulation is what made this possible. Also, I have been flying RC aircraft for over 25 years. A few years ago, I had not been able to fly much for over a year. When I went back, my skills were so rusty that I planted two birds in one day. I bought Realflight to "get it back" and I fly better and with more confidence than I ever could before. As for landings, I will spend entire Realflight flights doing nothing but touch and goes (with any plane in the simulator). Result? My landing skills have never been better. Realflight is well worth the investment for training and keeping current. It's realism is quite good and anyone can benefit, even an old fart like me.