I learned on a Avistar RTF, and so far, it has experience 2 stalls (crash) and one misjudgement to final approach (crash), 12 gallons of fuel (still original OS .40 LA engine), 2 radios (swapped out the 4VF for a 7CAP, now the old 4VF is the buddy box), and its a taildragger. Its a good airplane, but compared to other trainers, it is smaller (spans 59" long) and is more aerobatic, so its sightly harder to learn on. I've flown my sister's RTF Nexstar, and it is quite a bit touchy (of course, I was flying in 15MPH winds).

You are joining AMA, finding a club, and getting an instructor, right?

Have fun with your new airplane!