windplayer,

You are spot on!

First, this is a fun game/hobby. Please have fun and explore all the wonderful parts of flight. However, if as some folks have expressed, you want to dig into the nuts and bolts, that's where the Captain Sim planes excel in detail and depth. Sure, there are a few things that are not exactly like the real aircraft, but a lot of the bugs are just part of the FSX architecture.

Second, there are times I just fire up the computer and pick a plane and go fly. Other times I sit down and build a flight plan and make the weather bad, just to keep sharp. I can tell you I have hours of fun flying these planes and also chatting with all of you pilots out there.

Keep having fun!  :)

Lou