I thought the Micro P51 would be an awesome plane too, and since I had just recently solo'd at the time, figured it would be an easy plane to fly cause it was small and had 4 channels. However, my first flight ended up costing me a new prop/motor, second flight cost me a new wing and glueing of the fusalage.... again, third flight, a little longer than the first too, but ended up again repairing the nose and tail feathers....... about this time I was getting really really frustrated...... handed it over to one of the other pilots and they were able to fly it just fine........ but me, seeing as I didn't have enough flight time under my belt, found it really really twitchy, unbalanced, and not able to be controlled comfortably....... and now, even a year later, it still hasn't been out of its box.

I guess my point is that even if you do get solo'd on a trainer, this little micro is still quite a handful. You will need to have quite a bit of experience on the sticks to be able to handle this plane as is from the box with the little radio that comes with it. I've heard that on a DX6i or DX7 with expo, it becomes a bit more controllable, but still need to have a bit more experience flying before trying this again.........

2 years later, I'm still in love with this hobby, and loving every minute of it. Good luck, find a club and instructor to get your feet wet, and enjoy the thrill and excitement that this hobby provides.

Dax