I'll be back in January to fly this F-35. In the meantime, I'll be practicing with RealFlight and enjoying my RC electric helis during my time off.

RealFlight G4.5 has the FlyZone Diablo EDF trainer that is the closest model they have to the F-35 EDF. The Diablo is the same size but the F-35 has a bigger engine and single fan. RealFlight has, of course, simulated wind but you can crank up micro turbulence and gust percentages to very high values if needed. Unless I miss some critical setup for this F-35, I reckon I will get at least 1 minute before it is totalled.