These guys hit it exactly. Internet forums tend to attract complaints and problems at a disproportionate rate. Think of any product, laptop, camera, etc. then Google discussion forums about it. Most of what you'll see are reported problems and complaints not reflective of those with no problems who don't join or post anything. Complainers are a lot louder than satisfied customers.
Granted this forum is a bit different because a lot of us do join just to learn and share our good experiences, I'm sure it still doesn't accurately reflect a proportional number of satisfied users vs those with horror stories.
Go fly and have fun.