Hi neil, welcome to to the hobby just try to control yourself with the buying until you are flyin! the pc9 is a low wing plane witch doesn't make for a good beginner , that would make a good second plane once you got the basics down,hold back that urge to by it now. I myself bought the hobico nexstar witch comes with software for the comp and would do it all over again. it was worth the 399.00 i spent, and highly recommend this plane to any beginner.you will get some pros an cons from this but thats my story,ive been flying from december of this year after my son bought me a aero bird electric for Christmas and its blossomed from there i got the bug! and i owe my success to flying from the sofware with the nexstar. if and what you chose just make sure you control the urge to fly on your own, Heres A PIC OR TO OF MY NEXSTAR AND MY SEAGULL EXTRA 300 [link=http://www.midmad.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=7148]CLICK ME[/link] O AND BY THE WAY I WOULDNT USE THAT RADIO EITHER