A little bias here, as I'm a former pilot. The training missions are guaranteed to leave you droopy-eyed and frustrated. Controls and flight parameters aren't very realistic, especially for Tomcat and Harrier. I was also underwhelmed by the overall graphics; the canyon runs can't hold a candle to canyon runs in Star Wars: Starfighter As an example, terrain features "pop-up" too obviously, making it hard to keep flight situational awareness and really get into the "experience."This game DEFINITELY does not deliver the "MACH-3 with your hair on fire" experience I expected. Do yourself a favor and rent before dropping full retaill on this slug.