Learning terms..........
<<...R/C helicopters are NOT toys...>>
Excuse me; how about "leisure time product"? That suit your palate better? A rose is still a rose, and a turd is still a turd...
And you can "believe" that is your machine on the sim all you want to; your metabolism (heart rate, reflexes, synapses in general) is still going to be at a higher level when flying the real thing.