Dylan,

You need to get an instructor and<NOT> I'm just kidding don't hit me! If you do want to learn on your own, I know many people who have done so on a ZAGI. Very easy to repair due to its design. It is a wing plane, flown on 3 channels, but you won't have learn the transistion from rudder to aileron. FMS is a freeware simulator that will at least get some practise. Sorry, I can't comment on the paths in that I'm not familar with the planes and haven't been able to search for the planes except the Scout. My only comment on this plane and others like it is that it does not fly like a conventional plane, and if I had to guess, more than half my club would put it into the ground on the first attempt. Also, it might help to know what your ultimate goals are, ie your definition of "flying".

Good luck!