Howdy everyone, a new member here.

I've got years of experience in simulators so I understand the dynamics of flight. Now, I guess I caught the R/C bug; I bought a "yellow bee" plane for $29 dollars and before I realized that it's not exactly a "real" R/C and plowed it into a tree during a gust of wind (It's still there, I've got a plan to get it down) I was able to fly it for several cycles of the battery. When it did go into the tree, it was covered with tape from crash damage; the darn thing turned like a bus because of the "using the props to turn" deal. I was able to get it to take off from a parking lot a few times, so I was happy.

So, I think I want to move up to something that actually flies like I expect it to. I've looked and looked and found a Parkzone RTF J-3 Cub Electric at a local hobby shop for about a hundred and a half. I was thinking about purchasing a less expensive plane, but I want to opt for something that looks more realistic.

My question is this; is it as advertised and a good trainer?

At this point, I should probably stick with a rtf until I decide to build one on my own.