I'll second the simulater for bigginers. Im still a newbie(flew 4 time on a buddy box last fall) and I got G2 over the winter and can tell a big differance in my skills.(even my instructor has been impressed) I should solo in a few more flight's. The sim has helped me keep from makeing the wrong movements with the sticks,like oops that should have been a left turn. It seems to make it more natural on the real rc world.