PETER.....Like Greg said ...I also like the Giant T/F ....P-47.....Has a wide landing gear for stable T/O's and landings....Nice long fuselage for good ground handling and pitch stability in flight....Is a better first choice than a P-51....once your comfortable flying your first warbird(Note: Get someone to help you with your first flights until you feel comfortable)....then you can move to a P-51 or something else...what makes the P-51 alittle more difficult is its more pitch sensative and gear is "short coupled" making ground handling more sensative as well....Good Luck....Bill...