Yep, just finished my 5th summer. 1st summer was a trainer, then a 4 star 40, then a couple H9 twists, a chipmonk, some other < .90 planes, then I jumped to gas. I made friends with a guy who was just learning 3D my 2nd summer and then got the sim. If you can get past the boredom the sim works wonders. 1 or 2 hours a few times a week over the winter and you will be amzed next summer.