well good luck with that...i too flew allot on my sim before i bought a plane just to practice and familiarize myself with some of the factors of flying. and like you i could do anything on there all the stunts,3d,jets everything. so i bought my trainer and went out with my lhs guy as my instructor, and man oh man i was shaking like crazy thinking to my self if i crash this thing the first day due to wind and controls not trimmed out yet there goes $500 were as the sim if you crash no biggy just hit reset. i just hope that you dont do anything that your wife will regret. im not doubting you because i dont know you but better safe then sorry and bored without a plane.....aloha