The Nexstar is the only plane I have flown so far.
I just got into this hobby in October and spent quite a few hours on the simulator, doing mainly landings.
When I went to the field and hooked up with an instructor, he was really surprised that I could fly the plane so well.
He let me do landings after three flights.
He also liked the fact that when I got in trouble, all I had to do was let go of the sticks and the plane leveled off.
Disconnected the flight sensor and I didn't notice much difference.
The only thing I did notice is that the plane seems a more sluggish than it did on the simulator.
I'll be flying it without the air brakes and wing gizmos the next time.
Nobody at the field had any negative comments about the plane. In fact, everyone seemed to like it.
I flew with 2 very experienced instructors and they said it was a great trainer.
Also, I bought a back up brand new Nexstar off of Ebay for $225. I bought it before I had even flown the first one.
The guy was just north of me in NJ and we met to make the deal. Just couldn't pass it up at that price!
I plan on taking the engine and electronics out of it early next year and putting it in another, slightly more agile plane.
Everything I have read on the internet from people that have actually flow the Nexstar has been positive.