Hey NoMore, If that thing puts a smile on your face, I say go for it..everybody in here is gonna tell you , you need a .40 trainer (except me),,if you look in the electrics forum under micro flight and indoor planes there is a plane called the aeroace from airhogs,,I think everyone in the 1/2a forum has one ..its the most fun you can have in your front yard..target has them for $29..if you decide you want to go into glow (and you likely will) come over to the 1/2A forum where we have a thread on building a 1/2A trainer,,you'll still need a trainer to help you, and a club to fly at..and the plane you got is a TOY ,but anything that gets you in the air thats fun for you,is whats important...what you got is just a knock off of the firebird line of planes..now lets talk money...$58 for AMA, gotta have it to fly at an AMA field,,club dues yearly anywhere from $35 to $250,,mine are $75/year and we have 2 fields about 15 miles apart....club may have a trainer you can use to learn on (bonus) maybe not..$350 plane/engine/radio/field equip I would say minimum even with ARF trainers at an all time low cost...Rog