Sorry to hear things didn't work out fella's.
Bumboclot, you said:
thought the sim ride went good, until the landing... soon as i became visual on the 2nd approach things all went pear shaped. couldn't keep the centreline and ended up landing with the right wheels in the grass. should have stayed on my instruments. i guess maybe that's what messed it up for me.
I'm not having a dig at you, but was there any particular reason you didn't go around?