You replied while I was posting my last post. Words of inspiration: You're off to a great start! You're taking a smart approach and will do just fine. With your sim experience, you will probably pick things up quickly. Don't worry too much about crashing. Just don't get too cocky, then you're sure to crash. Seriously, I started flying at the beginning of last year and made it through the entire year with only minimal damage. That was mostly due to good instruction.

-Scott