I have been using the G3 sim for about 8 months and i love it. I started flying rc planes in 5/05 after a week of a trainer standing beside me , no buddy box, i did my first solo. I would say that the sim has really helped me. The training plane i started out with was a harrier 3D with low rates on. I love to fly and would recomend the sim to anyone that is new to R/C.