RE: ARF P-51D 60 For newbie.
As others have said above, this isn't a plane to learn on. If you have an instructor it's a pretty good bet he's going to tell you to get a trainer to learn on and not instruct on this. If you don't have an instructor, bring along some bags to take the plane home in. This may sound a bit harsh, but it's reality. This plane isn't something to learn on, even if you did learn 10 years ago. Flying is a perishable skill, meaning that if you don't use it you lose it. And being that you only flew a 40 size trainer before you probably didn't get to the skill level needed for a hot plane like this.
Hope this helps
Ken