One thing too about the sims is that you don't have the fear factor that have can have while flying the real plane. You're out on the flight line flying the real thing, there's people behind you watching you fly, and then you make a critical error, and there's no space bar to re-start the plane. ARRGHH!!! Sims do help a lot though. They can give you some confidence and that is what a lot of people are lacking when it comes to flying.