I am not new to R/C but quit flying several years ago after our club lost our field. I recently wanted to get back in to flying and bought the Nexstar as a quick way to do so and also to maybe teach my wife later.

After a little "tweaking", the plane flys very easily. The AFS system was never connected after I tried it on the simulator. While it might be a good thing to save an out of control airplane, it does make turns harder as it constantly tries to put the plane in straight and level flight and you must put constant pressure on the sticks to stay in a turn. The second thing I had to do was remove the "anti-spin" devices on the wing. With them taped on as installed at the factory, the plane would only fly in a crab and not in a straight line. After removing them and some small adjustments on the control surfaces, the plane flys really well.

As for learning to fly on the Nexstar, I think it will be just fine ans long as you do one thing.....DON"T TRY YO FLY ON YOUR OWN!!!

Find a good club and get an experienced pilot to check out the plane and set-up prior to you trying to fly it and have them give you some lessons so that you will have a good experience.

Good Luck and I hope you enjoy this sport as much as I do!