Something you will find is that when you move up to your first "Intermediate Trainer" you will think that it is actually EASIER than your Trainer was.

This is due to the fact that you are no longer "Fighting" the Self-Correcting abilities of your trainer.

By the same token, if you can fly a trainer well, you probably COULD fly an advanced airplane - HOWEVER (and this applies to an Intermediate Trainer as well) the rub comes when you get in trouble.

As long as you're just flying around and having a good time, all is well. But it's when that gust of wind flips the plane, or something else unexpected happens, that you hesitate, or panic, and before you can say, "Oh Shi------", you're in the dirt