Ditto. A spitfire is NOT something you can learn on. I don't mean to dash your spirits, but I promise you. If you try to fly it, you WILL bring it home in splinters. Find a club in your area. Go visit them, they will love chatting with you, and they may even let you take the sticks of a trainer. Once you do that, you will soon see what we are talking about.

Then get a simple trainer kit (ask them what they recommend) and they will train you (No charge).

Once you have it mastered, you may decide to step up to an intermediate plane before attempting your Spit.

(PS, I love Spits too!)