RE: Alpha trainer
The Hangar 9 Arrow and Alpha Ready-to-Fly trainer packages are widely regarded as some of the highest quality on the market. The flight sim that comes with it doesn't have to be great, it just has to help you practice your "toward you vs. away from you" orientation as you get more and more comfortable with the sticks. I trained on the Hobbico Nexstar, and the sim included with it wasn't best-in-class, but it was good, it helped me learn quickly, and it was a great comfort when training night got rained out that I could still fly at home on the PC.
Your Alpha won't be your last plane, and your bundled flight sim probably won't be your last RC flight sim. Both are a great start.