ORIGINAL: aviation metal smith
I am a newbe also and have the p51pts and am very impressed with it. the low wing design make it almost impossible to flip over like some high wing trainers and with the landing gear pointed foward like it does its very unlikely that you can nosedive it while taxiing or take-offs. you can get in your radio and set your control setting to limit your "throws" to keep from over steering.
A nose dive is a maneuver performed while in the air, not on the ground, and the results would not be good no matter what airplane being flown flying if its done into the ground.
What your referring to a nose over, the P-51 PTS can nose over like any other tail dragger. As far as flipping, a low wing will flip as easy as a high wing. If you are referring to going up on a wing tip and nose, a high wing tricycle geared plane is more susceptible to having a wing raised with a quartering tail wind or direct cross wind. On take off and landing into the wind, tricycle geared aircraft are less susceptible to going up on the nose, or on a wing tip unless ground looped. Tricycle geared aircraft are also easier to learn take-off and landing with. I've seen the P-15 PTS end up on its nose on landing, flip on it's back, nose over on take-off, ground loop, and have the landing gear ripped out.
MT RC,
Before you jump on the P-51 PTS, go to a club meeting, find out what they have for flight instruction, and what type of aircraft and radio they prefer at that club. You may end up with a plane that is not popular there, and possibly no buddy box available to fly on.
Hogflyer