RE: Two steps forward...
I have been on a sim for the last 4 months on and off...
Our club doesnt do "crash corse solo jammin", what they try to do is 3-4 instructional flights per day.
To get your "solo certificate", you have to take off and land 3 times in a row... GOOD takeoffs and landings. Then you take your plane up high, then cut the engine for your deadstick landing.
After that, the sky is yours