If you can afford it, sure! I'm an experienced modeler but new to R/C. For my trainer (Sig LT-40) I bought a Futaba 6XAS computer radio since it was on sale ($219 for the PCM version). Only problem with the PCM was it wasn't compatible with all the FM trainer cords used by our instructors so I wound up buying a R127-DF receiver.

No regrets and the additional features were worth it. Learning curve wasn't bad.