These guys are sooo right.... take the time to learn and you will love this hobby and the "FAST" stuff will come when you are comfortable. Jump into more than a trainer, frustration will set in and you will leave the hobby. Guys are not trying to get you to buy a trainer, it's 3/4 of the battle to get the orientation down, holding the sticks in too long, being able to tell when it's coming at you or going away from you, when you have a "fast" plane those decisions are in milliseconds, in a trainer, you have more time to look, recognize what's happening and correct it. I did not realize until this past summer how good a trainer is to learn on, until I buddy boxed a beginner. they are so nice and calm to fly, I am thinking about decking mine out again and flying it fo the leisure of flying.