RE: Multiplex Magister as a first plane?
Hi Morgan,
The Magister is a good plane. Keep in mind the following though from my own personal experience. Plane is a little underpowered. Take offs from grass are tough. A large paved runway is really ideal. Have a large flying area to practice in. It's advertised as a Park flyer, but it's much larger than your standard park flyer. Understand that the stock battery has very limited flight time (5 minutes if you're good at throttle management). Consider upgrading to a 3000mah+ nimh pack for longer flights. Good luck! Also, a pc sim is completely different from an R/C sim. It will not prepare you much at all for flying r/c. If you have no r/c flying experience, then you're going to need instruction or at the very least, many hours on an R/C sim to have a chance at not totally destroying the Magister.
-Joe