breakin2, Re: flight sims, download the free FMS and try it. It works pretty good and there are lots of free planes that the FMS uses have made that you can add. The G2 sim is powerful but is expensive and needs lots of puter HP to get it to work. Check this out before you buy! It sounds like you think that after some flight sim time, you can just go out to the field and start flying! This isn't the case! The sim does give you the basic idea of what to do but "big sky view" is not the same as "small puter screen view"! Also without someone showing you how to set the engine properly it will probably die a few seconds after takeoff leaving you with an airplane with no engine! Do yourself and everyone else a favor and go vist the nearest RC flying club. Training is free at most RC clubs and will save your plane many times over while you learn. It will also prevent accidents that reflects badly on the whole hobby. [8D]