Oh yeah, that's pretty much it, lol, or so they day. My best friend owns a parts shop so yeah, he wants all his buddies to fly hard and break things, lol.

Me on the other hand, I like to think of it as if I am in the cockpit of an aircraft. Essentially you are, so when I am flying a real plane (I do have my FAA solo pilots license) I certainly do not want to crash. Well, I think about the drone the same way, lol, because you are absolutely correct in your assumption that it is an expensive hobby, lol.

For that reason, is why I suggest to start with a good controller that you will carry into a real FPV drone, and spend $20 on Liftoff. That way you know that controller and it becomes apart of your muscle memory. Then once you have some serious hours in the simulators, look into your own goggles and drone. The cool thing about Liftoff is that you can basically build your own drone. I have replicas of my drones that I practice with. Same motors, battery specs, pip rates, etc.