My vote is just that! I learnd on the alpha and my two instructors both said that it was a great plane..the radio thing: yes its only a 4ch but most planes only use 4ch's...I'''''''''ve been flying mine for 8 months, along with my other planes..I'm still learning so i love to fly it...well I learnd that being 1" lower than runway is no way to treat the mains...now fixing my mistake....for the price you really can't go wrong..spooner