I'm currently learning on the PTS... I've had it up about 13 times and I feel like I've been making progress... I'm taking it really slow though but I feel like I should be soloing pretty soon. My instructor is pretty cautious and I've been pretty busy so it's been hard for me to make it to the field every weekend, so I think that's slowed me down. My instructor and I both feel like I would have soloed by now if I had gone with a conventional trainer but I'm still happy with my decision. The plane really is a gentle flier, my only complaint is that in some weather conditions the silver is really hard to see, so it might be a good idea to put some reflective tape on it or something. If I had to do it again, I would buy it again. It's a high quality RTF and I've had no real problems with it.