OH HECK NO!!!! not for me my dad and friend both had one crashed em both (dad rebuilt his and put retracts in it) i got a lanier 300L for my second plane aint flone it yet dad wont let me untill i get good enough with my duraplane trainer(real second plane sicne i crashed my tower trainer) lol i understand ur girlfriend needs something easy to learn on?i learned on my tower trainer was fine with me no complaints