RE: New here, and to flying
Get ready to sell your rc cars, they aren't nearly as much fun. I put all my stuff in the RCU marketplace to help fuel my airplane desires. I would avoid the little 3channel electrics and get you a good trainer set up that will be compatible at the club you go to. Check out the free FMS simulator (google it) and just use it. It will teach you the controls very well, and you won't waste your money on a sim that is more expensive because it is pretty. No sim replaces the real thing.