Yep, I did it, and purchased and tried X-PLANE 10 a couple of weeks ago, and finally I throw the DVDs out the window to study basics of flying.
Ok, this was a joke, but the result is nearly the same: After installation of 80GB I had a lot of trouble to configure a minimum of my hardware. There is nothing predifined in that piece of software. CH Products Coolie Had? no idea, Elite Throttle quadrant, none, and so on. A huge config screen full of question marks is still in need to be customized. The first circuit using a simple c172 was also awfull. I looks like I still have to configure the flight dynamics for each joystick or other flight control. However, it is much easier to fly and land a real live cessna, than trying the same with this simulator.
Sorry, just my 2 cents, but there is still a lot of work to do for developers. For me, it is still not a replacement for FSX.
Andreas