I purchased two of these and gave one completely set up to a novice as his first trainer.

For the price it is a good value, however there are many things that require a more experienced hand...

I found that it really needs one servo per aileron. The two planes that I received use one servo for both and the default linkages are VERY prone to flutter as it comes because of this. There was no mounting space for the aileron servos so I had to fabricate them.

The landing gear is a bit too far forward which makes the plane sit on it's tail even when the C.G. is perfect.

The landing gear is also prone to bending as it comes, so I had to add a "doubler" of sorts ( a second music wire soldered to the first at 90 degrees ) to prevent it from shifting or bending even on light landings.

The nose gear provided also tends to bend easily and the plane could use a good Fults nose gear.

There were a few other more minor items as well.

If someone is going to build and set the plane up for the novice, it is an excellent trainer.... however if the novice is going to put it together themselves, not so much.

Still if the above is done, it is much more robust than the smaller Pulses and Escapades.. and ultimately less expensive for the size.

However the Pulse IMHO is a better choice if you don't want to go through all of the above.