Maybe if you you pay $25 to $50 everytime you crash real flight, then maybe it's close. But there is no pucker factor in real flight, just push the button and try it again. Real Flight is as close to pretending as you can get. Otherwise you guys with Real Flight would all be Real Pros by now. With the real Axe. Unfortunetly That's not the real case. RAD's will get you flying if you use it with the real axe. No question.