Hey sportser, the guy you are talking to is filling you full something r other. The Twist may be a good second or , I would think, third plane but it just doesn't have the characteristics you are looking for in a trainer. So don't waste your money. For the just a little more money invested you can have a trainer setup that will give you the best chance of success in this hobby. The Twist will be WAY too much plane for a beginner to handle, and would more than likely just give you a bad taste for this great hobbie. I think if you just do a search for trainers you will find a listing of a number of trainers that will more likely suit your needs.

Two suggestions are one: the PT 40 from Great Planes. This is the plane I learned on 9 yrs ago. Good solid plane. Second the Avistar from Hobbico. I just bought this one to train my son and give some people a chance to try flying something. I was really impressed with its flying characteristics. Very docile and smooth flying very forgiving and with the semi-semmetrical wing it did basic aerobatics quite well.