Its not a beginner plane per se'. But it depends on whether or not you are going to train on a buddy box. If you have the very minimum throw necessary and its a well balanced plane you can learn to fly with it. Its really going to be noticeably different from a landing perspective. Its going to land a little faster and its going to sink a little faster than a trainer. A good trainer will land almost hands off. Just point it at the runway and get your approach set so that it settles on the runway and you are in. You will have to fly a stick to the runway ( but it is still really gentle).

I would say with a good instructor and a buddy box you could most certainly learn to fly with it. I have taught guys to fly with all sorts of different planes using a buddy box including a profile P51, a Cessna 180, Misc "Sticks", 4* 60 size. Every once in a while someone actually starts with a trainer, but with a good instructor and a buddy box it isnt imperative.