We have two in our club. The taildragger difficulty is overcome by hand launching. You should still have a competent instructor. If you fly from grass or dirt the Rascal will not take off very well anyway. I've always found that pants on any aircraft tend to jam wheels from grass or dirt unless there is a lot of clearance. For a beginner I've always found that a model that looks like a real airplane is usually what they want. Pico sticks, Slow Sticks and most park flyers fly well but aircraft haven't looked like that since 1905.