Dave,

Thanks for your comments. I planned on getting a sim before I made a purchase or at least got one at the same time. Of course, now that I look at all the choices for sims, it begs the question... which one? Is it necessary to drop the big money on G3 if some of the others Preflight, FMS, etc. are cheaper or even free? Does G3 give me more "true life" training or am I just paying for pretty scenery and more models to fly?