I am a beginner to RC also and I have been flying a trainer sorta successfully for a few months now. I started out with an Arrow RTF with an EVO 40 Trainer system. It is history but transfered all the components into an EZ Fly 40 I got off of e-bay. It is a lot easier to fly. I already have my two second planes one ARF Slow Poke 40 I got off of e-bay (OK I am an e-bay addict) and the other is a Funster 40 Kit that is partially assembled, wings and fuselage. I have an OS .45FX for the Slow Poke and a K&B .65 Sportster for the Funster 40. Which one of these would be the easier to fly compared to the Trainer 40. Also any tips on flying or a web site that I could get some flying instructions from would be helpful. I can take off and fly with little to no problems but landings are still a little rough. I do not have access to an instructor. I have advanced enough to do rolls, loops, Cuban 8's. Will try inverted flight some time in the future but don't know if the trainer will even fly inverted so haven't tried. I really need help with landing instructions.
I flew CL back in the 70's and early 80's and there is no comparison to the two except the construction part. That has been a great in making the repairs this poor old trainer has been getting.
BTW: Can you remove the fly wheel from the EVO 40 Trainer and it still run good? It sure does add a lot of weight to the model. I could shed quite a bit off of the plane if I could remove the flywheel.
Thanks,
GPoe