Audie,

Welcome to the hobbie.

I have never flown the Nextstar but most trainers are pretty easy to fly with the proper training.

I'm sure you are excited to fly your new bird, but don't do it without an instructor. The sims are a good tool for learning but there is no sim that is going to fly like the real thing.

You will save yourself a lot of money and anger if you get someone to test fly your new plane to see if the plane is properly balanced and that the controls are working in the proper direction.

A lot of guys have tried teaching themselves how to fly and very few have succeeded. I'm sure if you stopped by the field someone would be glad to check out your plane and test fly it for you.

Good luck with your new plane and this is a GREAT hobby to be in so take the time and learn all you can from us old farts.