Don't get discouraged. I had a guy and his son that showed up at our field with an Aerobird and they asked me to get it flying for them. I fly glow and electric and have trained quite a few people. I put the Aerobird up and it showed a lot of potential until I tried to turn or land it. Power off the controls went away and the glide was so flat I needed a 2 mile approach from 50 feet. I spent an hour trying to get it controllable with no luck. They tried it another day by themselves and crashed it. I believe they're on their fourth one and still not doing a lot of flying. In my opinion its got major control issues and it's too hard for a beginner to setup properly. I taught my niece to fly with a Multiplex Teddy, in my opinion one of the best electric trainers on the market. Multiplex no longer sells it but has replaced it with the Easy Star (basically a better Teddy). It should be available soon from Hitec for about $200 as a ready to fly Hitec/Multiplex combo. Try it you'll love it (and you'll actually learn to fly)

Mike