I have both a senior and a seniorita and both are not only great trainers for new pilots but great planes for builders to learn on.They are also fun for laid back sunday flying.The senior has ailerons and should have but I built the seniorita 3 channel having the rudder on the right stick.I believe its one of the best trainers available.The senior has an old .61 k&b and the seniorita an os .46 both are more than adequate and easy for a beginner to learn to tune.The senior has such great lift it easily carries a camcorder for some fun photo ops.Both are tricyle gear.The only thing I would do different is fastening the wings with nylon bolts instead of the conventional rubber banding method(although this adds to forgiveness if someone makes a cartwheel landing)rubberbands are just a pain for me.I think this is one of the best first planes anyone good own and even though I have moved on to much more aerobatic planes everyone still loves to see a kadet!