I am a biplane guy. I really like them a lot and have had several. As a newbie pilot I agree, there is no such thing as a beginner biplane... Bipes are short coupled and this makes them a little more difficult to handle. As has been said they are really no more difficult to fly than any other plane, but they are more difficult to land. I would make your Biplane your 3rd plane. Trying as a 1st Im afraid will only leave you frustrated and discouraged. The only way that I would even consider a Bipe is if you had an instructor that had the patience to teach you how to fly it on the buddy box. I could do it, but most instructors could not/would not...

Just go with the status quo and learn on a high winged trainer.. There is a good reason that people start out on them![8D]

Mike