I've seen a couple out at the field. The first seemed to fly alright. Relatively fast for its size, and it didn't appear to turn very well. To be honest, it didn't grab my attention enough for me to really have a look.

The second was a guy that came out one evening with his kids. Very friendly guy, and very enthusiastic about learning. He'd had some problems with the Fighterbird previously, and when he tossed it it just dove down. The guys and I offered to help, and made quite a few adjustments. It doesn't have a very sturdy tail, and I wasn't too impressed with it. We got it to the point where it'd barely climb, and we spent most of our time turning to avoid the trees on three sides of the field. I can't imagine flying that in a soccer or football field. The fellow needed some new parts for the tail, and the wing was a bit beat up.

If I wanted an electric for combat, I'd pick up a Zagi. Durable, fast, and relatively cheap. You can manage to fly one of those in a park.

That said, if you can bring yourself to get some hands-on help you'll enjoy things quite a bit more. Who wants to suffer the indignity and frustration of not being able to fly their plane or continually having accidents? Things are more fun and progress much faster with some experienced hands helping.