I would not buy this for a first plane. The ARF trainers that are available are much more resistant to damage from hard landings. For instance, my trainers survived many cartwheels while I was learning to land, I had one occur that was caused by a side gust on landing that caused severe damge on my Rascal .40. Among other things, the tail section was completely broken off.

Buy something like a Hobbico Trainer RTF for your first plane.