The Next Star is just too much BS. With all the training devices (wheels), you'll be an old man before you learn how to fly it. I would imagine a competent flight instructor would disconnect the AFS first thing. If you want to fly, you'll learn faster by taking some reasonable risks. Any trainer should do the trick, but I highly recommend spending some time on a simulator before you hit the field.

There are a lot of other things you can do first. For example, a lot can be learned by going to a field and simply observing and asking a few questions. One of the first should be: "Do I really want to hang around with these people?"

Regards,

Suzie Miller