I don't agree that a sim can't teach you how to fly, esp if you mix it with personal instruction or even simulated instruction. There are things that are different between IRL and Sim like perspective, lining up for landing, not flying in front of sun or w/e. However the general knowledge and more importantly muscle memory of how to fly, react, and even how to perform advanced moves can be tought on a sim. When you transition from Sim to IRL of course there will be adjustments but that doens't meen you have to learn it all over again you just need to adjust.

I didn't even know what a harrier roll was when i first got G4. I saw them on videos and went into G4 flight school and looked through the different lessons till I found it. The lesson broke the move down into basic parts that were easier to perform and then showed you how to put everything together. After lots of practice I am starting to get it down but without the virtual flight instructor I wouldnt even of known where to start.

Im not saying that everyone can train on Sim and just go out and solo and im not saying to skip the instructor stage. What I am saying is if you take the time to learn how to fly on the sim correctly then you will not need to learn nearly as much with your real plane you will be doing more adjusting to IRL flying then learning how to fly. IMO the actual learning of how to fly should be done on a sim first. There is enough random things to learn at the field already without worring about do I need to move the stick to the left or to the right..

I like RF and its been around for evah! I do wish they would work on the ground handling some though [:@]