RE: Finally got a real plane
From my experience it will likely be easier to fly than a three channel . . . provided you start on low rates. That's a solid set-up for a trainer system.
As others have mentioned - get a good instructor. It will save hours of anguish and hundreds of dollars to have someone get you started down the road in the right direction and help smooth out the bumps. Even having someone knowledgeble pre-flight and trim the model can save the model. Reversed aileronsend more maiden flightssuddenly and destructively than any other cause. And a model that is badly out of trim is a handful for an expert pilot - especially on an unfamiliar plane. MUCH better to learn on a model already trimmed out to fly properly.