Fliprob17

I am not sure about this being a "beginner" or "first" plane, it is definitely harder to handle and much more aerobatic and faster than any beginner plane. I started out with a 4 channel foamy Cessna 182, that I currently fly, to me that is a beginner plane. It might be an expensive price to pay starting out with a wood plane that has this much ability and requires you to be able to correct/fix to save it on the fly. I would highly recommend going with a top wing design before jumping to something like this. The FMS is a good trainer for getting use to the "sticks", but that is about it, it is not good for getting use to specific planes or specific plane designs. The Cessna 182 I have has a model for the FMS that flies so slow and controls so slow it is not even funny. Nothing like the actual plane when it is in the air.