when landing a trainer its pretty simple, heres how i learned, i started by making sure i could do nice slow passes to get the feel for the sticks, start a couple hundred feet back, or whatevers comfortable, and chop the throttle to about half, depending on what your engine, i had a os 70 surpass in my 40 trainer so i just kept it at idle, then slowly let it descend, when your about 50 feet from the runway chop the throttle all the way down and began to flair, then come in keeping the nose up just a tad bit until the back 2 wheels touch then just let it settle down and there you go... it took me a while to get this down, but after you learn it you should have no problem.. took me a few broken props but i got the hang of it, as for aerobatic planes there a little more squirly, they are faster and require more skill, but nothing out of the ordinary... i think aerobatic planes are easier to fly because there more responsive, but there also easier to get into trouble. as for the simulators i dont know, but i hear they teach you the BASICS of flight