

I'd suggest going out with somebody who owns and flies DJI products if you can. Take the time to familiarize yourself with the menus and re-read the instructions. Find a nice open space to fly in and take short steps to learn. There is nothing wrong with using the Mavic for a first time flight.

RealFlight 8 is much better, and the mock model of the Phantom kind of works well, but having your hands on the real controller and operating system is something none of the aircraft sims have. Maybe they have a dedicated drone only program I haven't seen that's more realistic.

The Phoenix 5.5 has a drone flight section that is somewhat lacking. It does give you an idea of the controls and flight modes that seems to be confusing to first time users, so it has some value. I kinda chuckled when I used the Mavic flight simulator however I'll admit I didn't spend much time with it.
