I think G2 can be a BIG help to the beginner. I loaned my G2 to a buddy who was getting ready to purchase his first R/C trainer. I modified one of the G2 planes to handle similar to an Avistar, and turned him loose with it. He flew G2 for a couple of weeks until he finally had his Avistar together and everything installed. The first day out with the buddy box he flew nearly the entire flight without my assistance (I did briefly take command once when he was approaching too close to the flight line)

He also managed to land successfully on this first flight, right on the runway (quite a few of the regulars at this particular field miss the runway on most of their landings.) He did bounce the landing, but no damage other than a nicked prop.

I don't think G2 will teach you everything, but I'm convinced it will save you some crashes...

The only problem my friend was having with his Avistar was flying a designated flight pattern. I had him fly some rectangular traffic patterns which he managed, but figure eights were giving him fits. He'd get the plane around, but the path was nowhere near where it should have been. I'm pretty sure he spent most of the time on G2 just flying aimlessly around and shooting landings. He does both of these well with his Avistar, but it's a lot harder to follow a plan than to just fly around. He's got my G2 back at his house, and now he's practicing traffic patterns and figure eights. I have no doubt he'll have little or no problem with them next weekend.

David