I have flown with both quite a bit. If you would have asked me a year ago I would have said AFPD hands down. Now I would say that G3 or AFPD would be equally as good. The key is to pick on and pull the trigger... BUY IT... Flight sims are worth 5 times what you pay for them and they will take your skills to otherwise unattainable levels if you will use the thing. Not to mention the fact that they will save you a ton in crash costs and disappointment. Just make sure that you have a PC that is capable. You need about 2GHz processor, a good fast open gl graphics card and 1gb of ram.