You picked up on the sense of humor I had going in that post:-)

I realize flying a real plane will be much different in many different ways. That the simulator is far more forgving in many ways that a real plane. It's just a lot easier than I was expecting. For example I thought it would take a long time to get the oreintation down, how the controls are reversed when the plane is coming towards you, but I was past that in the first night of flying the sim. It's just a lot easier than I was expecting, I realize that I have just enough ability to be truly dangerous with a real plane at this point:-)

As for the Skybolt v. Ultimate... that is good news cause I really like the Skybolt a lot. I'll have to look into if the Skybolt can be given what I think you guys call "more elevator authority" that what the simulator version has. I really like that plane a lot, but in the sim it pitches up and down like a trainer.