I will agree a Nexstar is not my favorite trainer although when I started back in the hobby a few yrs back the LT40 was not available and I ended up with a Nexstar...I was not really learning how to fly rather than relearning so the Nexstar did me quite well..They do drag their tails in the turn but you learn to use your rudder and they can be a hand full in a crosswind but mine survived a lot of flights and I had a good time with it..I finally sold it...I would take the auto pilot off for sure..then the rest of the stuff asap...They fly best clean in my opinion... I do not recall The Fridge 189 even saying he had a Nexstar so I am not sure what that has to do with his learning to fly..Other than maybe a plane that is not highly recomended by some of us that have had one..I think he is looking at starting out with a foamy and I think that's a great place to start..A Plug and play electric foamy...Just something simple to get your feet wet...I would never dream of turning somebody away because they showed up with a Nexstar or anything else for that matter..How are newcomers supposto know this stuff? I never thought I would see myself recomend an electric plane...They take less room to fly, do less damage to themselves when they crash are quite cheap and are fairly easy to fly if you get the rite one...