Having the Saitek X52 flight system got me into flight sims for awhile and I enjoyed IL2 Complete Addition for a long time. Before that I got my start intop gaming on European Airwar. But how long can you play a Flight Sim without shooting down some planes? I'd like to get into Pro Flight Simulator 2012 but feel that it wouldn't be long before it felt like playing a first person shooter without any weapons. Just look at the enemy and do nothing.
You can't call something a First Person Shooter and not have it involve shooting of some sort. If you're looking for Simulation, try Flight Simulator X.