Welcome to our wacky hobby/sport! Your first kit effort is very well done!

It looks a lot like a Goldberg 'Tiger 2' I built and flew several years ago. Engine was a K&B .40. If flew very well, with many, many flights over six years. It easily performed basic aerobatics and was a kitten during landings, handling wind and crosswinds rather well. Unfortunately, due to my error, met its demise on the vertical down portion of a Split Ess in early 2002.

IF you plan on this being your 'trainer' plane, you may find it will be a little more to handle than the usual trainer, but very well behaved. It is an excellent 'second' plane and, while seldom recommended, it has been the first plane (trainer) for many people. With a good instructor and a 'buddy' box. you should be able to reach solo status in a reasonable amount of time...depending on your rate of learning more that on flight characteristics of the plane.

Pick your covering scheme to provide a big difference between top and bottom of the wind. Finish it out, get with an instructor and go have fun!!