Oh, I can relate to this story!

My first aileron trainer after I "mastered" my HZ Supercub was a Mini Ultra Stick. Anyone here who's ever flown one knows how that turned out. The flight lasted all of 20 seconds and left me with a pile of broken balsa. I won't list all the mistakes I made (way too many) but I finally decided to listen to everyone who told me to get a E-Starter or a Soareasy and learn on that first. I got the Soareasy but probably should have got the E-Starter. The Soareasy is nice but it's made of balsa, not foam. One good crash and it's toast unlike a foam plane that can be easily glued back together, that is if the foam even breaks at all. I might still get the E-Starter and save the Soareasy for something else. The E-Starter is what, $35?