Troy, I think the best answer to your question is that you most likely will crash a few, or more than a few times. But if you have no access to an instructor you can still teach yourself to fly. It just ain't as easy. I don't know what kind of trainer you have, but your best bet would be a Butterfly or something similar. Kind of like a powered glider with a very light wing loading and very slow flight speed, and with a lot of self correcting capability if you just let go of the sticks. The sim will probably be a lot of help, but not to the point you can successfully fly on your first attempt. Just be ready to break out the glue and try again. If and when you get into serious trouble in the air, throttle back to let the plane slow down some before it meets the ground. Over controlling is a near universal problem with most new fliers. Easy does it. The best of luck to you!