probably not my first choice for a first plane, even though the TF P-47 ARF is the most forgiving of the TF warbirds, a big wing, wide gear stance, and stable in the air,its possible with some close instruction and allot of sim time to pull it off.

the negatives are warbirds have many moving parts, retracts that often require tinkering with, flaps,coweled engine, that is going to be at least a 91 4stroke min power range etc...is just a small sample of the stuff you encounter in a 60 size warbird, all these details can be overwhelming for the first time pilot, you also have a low wing plane that tends to be just a little less stable in the air, these planes tend to drop out of the sky when the power is cut too soon,and are not real glide friendly, you should figure at least a 800.00 investment just to get it flying.

many of the choices given for a real world trainer have been given, LT-40 ,a NEXTAR is what I relearned on
I then moved up to a high performance sport plane that I overpowered with a OS46 called a Gizmo,I built it from a kit its comparable to a Sig Something Extra type plane, both my Nextar and the Gizmo have been rebuilt from crashes some my fault(my Nextar)some not radio shoot down of my Gizmo.

my third and 4th planes are Warbirds both from Hangar-9 a P-40,and a Mustang, both powered by OS 914st engines, there really sport planes with warbird looks there about 8lb planes,they fly light, and have retracts that come with the plane, good first time warbirds after getting some stick time,the TF P-47 is in this class of plane, well trimmed by a expert pilot there nice and stable and look cool, the secret to a warbird is don't rush it and be confident in your landing skills, the worst thing is having a great flight and then pancaking it on the landing

my progression
after retiring my NEXTAR I rebuilt it into a float plane tail dragger
before and after crash pics of my Gizmo this plane was a great pre warbird trainer its loose and highly manuverable when powered by a OS46 AX
my P-40
my P-51
and yes I have a TF P-47 that is built from a kit powered by a OS120 4st