sims will save you money if you are a newby no doubt about it you will crash less and its grat to have somthing to do when the weather is bad i use the e sky controller that comes with the free fms simulator and costs abought 35 dollars with shipping on ebay and then i bought clearview for 30 buks so for abought 65 bucks i got a simulator i enjoy as much as my buddys real flight and is much cheape just my two cents anyway these sims heal alot at general control and getting over that o crap its backwerds when its comeing at me thing also good for take offs landings and messing around with high wind conditions with out tearing up your plane