I'm training on the G3.5. It is better than G2. It's realism is great. Their is a section on there Sierra Nevada and Photo Fields. Sierra Nevada has fun flying sites, day and night ! The photo fields are open fields with much better graphics. (Which is best flying field to train on) Yes, you can learn anything to take-offs, straight flight, aerobatics, to hovering. There is a section just for hovering. Airplane and Heli !!! You can elimanate items on all sites, control wind speed and direction. Their is a Flight School flying site that is awesome. Although other flying sites (like the carnival and obstacle course) are more for fun not learning. For plane wise their is electric and fuel planes. From the Nexstar to the L39. The L39, Texan, and P51 have retracts. Yes, their is a yak54, biplane, wright flyer, and the yak54 comes with gyro, adjustable streamers, and 3D. The gyro helps with hovering a lot. You can modify flying sites and planes, too! Their is a lot of Heli's. Their is a program to help you train with a Heli ! On their you have trainer, military, and sport Heli's. Their is a couple trainers - pt 40 and Nexstar. And their is a special site for gliders - they have many gliders. I believe that the G3.5 is a VERY effective training program. It has gotten me so far. Hope this helps !

-- TakingFlight96