Not knowing your ability,heres what I did.I down loaded the free G3 demo,although its keyboard only control it help me learn orientation and basic flying skills.Then I built a SPAD trainer,BUHOR to be exact.This plane can take the abuse like no other,its easy to build and cost effective.I'm on my second gallon of fuel and and have almost mastered my landings,theyre still a little rough but without a single lesson from an instructor I'm doing OK.