I have been flying .40 and .60 size glow fuel models since I was a kid in the 90's. I used to take off and land the planes for the new members at our local AMA club when I was 15. Why do people assume when you ask a question that you don't know how to fly? Because I don't have tons of posts? I haven't had a plane in 15 years and alot has changed since the days of analog, and yes I will admit having this digital transmitter is alot different then my 4 channel futaba and I'm still learning it. If I didn't know how to fly why would I want to disable the auto pilot? Also this plane is so easy to fly because you cant really damage it by crashing it, so the auto pilot seems like over kill and doesn't really help learn if its always taking over.

Thanks for the other responses. The place where I bought it doesn't really seem to have a clue; I bought an FPV with it on their recommendation that it would fit. The FPV weighs 150 grams, my fault for not opening the box (I thought the plane was disassembled and thats how it fit in the small box) but they did say the airplane was the equivalent size of a .20 glow fuel plane, its not even close.

Also alot of people don't have the time or money to join a club, drive to it, and get with an instructor, so those comments just seem crass and frustrate beginners. If they had access to someone who could teach them they would be doing it.