NuclearAl

Yes it is a good plane

Having a flight stabilizer will not guarantee that you will not crash.

I would highly recommend you join a club. Also most clubs will require you to be a member of AMA. That being said, you can train yourself, people do it succesfully, but you will need to know how to tune the engine, trim the plane during the first flight all the while keeping complete control of it and a host of other things you will not learn from teaching yourself. Also, it is a stratistical fact that most planes last 30 - 60 seconds on the first flight without an experinced pilot flying it.

This is a great hobby and can be a blast/relaxing if done in a way that gives the best chance. A good pilot will make it look easy, but it does take some training, commitment, and time to learn. Being in a club also brings new friends, a wealth of knowledge, etc...

Also, just so you know, the engine is not gas but glow fuel (nitro) powered. There are gas/oil mix engine that are usually on 1/4 scale or larger planes due to the weight of these engines.

I am not trying to scare you off. I am stating facts that you will find if you do a little searching here on RCU. Learning to fly by yourself has been gone over several times with mixed results. Usually the plane crashed, the person then decides that it too hard/frustrating/cannot fix it and then they disappear.