Ge Force , i did it the same way you are planning i flew the G2 sim and when i was very comfortable with it i flew the avistar and had no problem at all, the only thing i did was break the wooden prop on a landing. i also flew the avistar for over a year before i finaly had a crash. then i learned how to repair a plane. the people that fail to fly on their own, don't get experience on a sim and try to start out on too much plane, the avistar is a great plane and i still enjoy flying mine. the second time i flew another flyer was there and watched from take off to landing and asked how long i've been flying and i told him about half an hour since my first flight and he was very impressed that i had gotten that good on a sim.