I still use the Deluxe with a few add-ons. You can pick one up here on RCU very reasonable a RF-Realflight Deluxe-or the G2 Lite or the G2. I use my Sim most every day during these cold winter months to stay sharp on the sticks. My daughter has shown interest (she is 11) but is very good with video games. After about a month on the Sim, she is doing quite well. I might even buy her a heli later on....Worth their weight in gold---Yes

It helps hone your skills on maneuvers you would not want to try on your heli in the field until you get orientated better on more advanced maneuvers...using the Sim. realism is very good on Realflight as well as the grahics and adjustability is very adequate to. The CSM is very realistic but the graphics are not up with RF. But I used the older DBrown sims many years ago and it helped immensely to. Might save some $$...My first choice would be RealFlight..but you have the Dave Brown-CSM-FMS to. FMS is not bad for free if you might be on a budget till you could look into another..