Thanks for the kind suggestions. I'm touched.
I could easily afford to purchase FSX Gold but I would also need a new machine to run it on. Better if I stick to the newbie questions most people can't be bothered with. This hobby has become far too technical for me but the basics don't change.
MS used to send me preview editions of all their new sims before they were released to the public. I like to think I repaid that many times over with help & tutorials. Unfortunately that all stopped with FSX.