I am pretty well in yr Dad's age group and an enthusiastic flight simmer.
However ,my experience with my own contemporaries starting out on computers,
is that unless they are very enthusiastic about succeeding, then they find
it almost impossible to try to get it right. It is not a matter of ability
or intelligence, it is a matter of motivation. If he can get to see the fun
he will have, then he will teach himself. If it looks complicated, and he is
supposed to do it to please you, then there is very little chance. :-)

Try and be subtle!


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