I suggest the kit,not only is it a plane to learn to fly with it's also a plane to learn to build with.It's easier to learn to build with a plane that is made with the beginner in mind,I've seen lots of people wait till the third or fourth plane to build on the learning scale,by then the manufacturer has assumed you have some building experience,a high percentage of those planes never fly or fly poorly because the person couldn't understand the building process,also hard to repair a wounded plane if a person has no building experience.My $.o2 only.