I do find landing on the sim a bit harder than in real life, most of this to me is due to losing my place and
not being able to tell where I am in accordance to the runway. My real life flying site is not the easiest place
to takeoff and land either, the runway is an old road that has a lot of bumps and holes that we have tried
to patch up with cement, and is about 20-25 feet wide if it is even that wide! Hopefully that your site is
a little better than that.

I' not sure if some people pick up on flying easier, or if it was just easy for me, but I am almost a total
newbie to r/c flying and taught myself on RF sim. I did however have some friends at the field to help me
if I need it. The props and engines can be dangerous so I usually like to go and fly with other people
because the place I fly is about 30-40 minutes out of town and there is almost no one around to help.

I would say that it is better to have someone around with a buddy box just in case you are nervous and
still cannot land at all on a sim to help you out if you are not comfortable with flying yet.
(btw if this thread does not make complete sense I am writing this like 1:30am so bear with me)

All in all what I am summing up is that a sim is good for some things like helping you with the controls of the
airplane, and to teach someone to get confident enough to actually put their plane in the air (with supervision,
preferably a instructor), a sim is not absolutely necessary, but it is a great supplement though it is not at all a
substitute for a well experienced "hands on" person\instructor who will help you get some real flight time and
build your real experience.

I hope I did not ramble on too much and that you can get the just of what I am saying, and if I did make
any mistakes in what I was saying the more experienced pilots here on RCU will set the records straight and
put their 2 cents in.