RE: Is this a good plane for a beginner?
I'm not knocking you but the first move in getting into planes is to Download FMS , and practice the basic keep the plane in the air flight patterns. Unless you have somebody to walk side by side with you as far as learning to fly I would't start with something less complicated like a three channel electric.
Other than that advice the plane is perfect for a first plane. Remember it's made from balsa and will break into pieces unlike allot of the electric planes.