ORIGINAL: bigedmustafa

I think the Hangar 9 Mustang P-51 PTS is perfectly fine for a first plane as long as you find a local instructor to help you out. I know several folks at the local clubs who just started flying last spring and bought the P-51 PTS as their first plane and then solo'd successfully.

I chose the Nexstar as my first glow plane in no small part because of the included flight sim. It's a great tool for practicing your flying and can be quite a comfort when your "training night" gets rained out. The Hangar 9 P-51 PTS comes with a nice JR computer radio, the flight sim, and a high quality ball-bearing motor. If it had been available when I decided to buy my first glow trainer, I probably would have gotten the P-51 PTS instead of the Nexstar.

Both the Nexstar and the P-51 PTS are fairly pricey. I like to point to the Thunder Tiger super combos because they're high quality planes at a bargain price. Glow aircraft don't HAVE to be expensive. Once you see all of the wildly exciting options that are available to glow pilots, however, it's hard to control the urge to try three of everything!