RE: Is this good for first try?
John, What you say may be harsh, but you are right.
We had a guy in our club, that ruined four trainers!!! I live in a vacation area. This gentleman lives elsewhere. He'd show up at our field and talk about how he'd soloed. The man couldn't even fly the pattern. We put him on a buddy box, just to save us, and his plane. When I took my turn with him, I cut him no slack. If he was too high, I took over. If he was too close or too far out, I took over. He didn't say anything, but he hasn't been back. Last I heard, he had a P 38 and was building the large Top Flite P 51. (I won't get into his building skill?) Anyway, this guy WON'T be flying these planes at our field!!!
Sometimes ya gotta do, what ya gotta do.