I am looking to get started flying glow engine planes. I went to the hobby store with my son-in-law (who has been flying since he was 9 or so) and we noticed the Hobbico NexSTAR plane. The thing we both liked was that the plane came with it's own simulator flying that particular plane and your remote connects to your computer. He said that he saw a guy that bought one of these and spent hours on the simulator then solo'd his first time out....no buddy box. He was impressed, said it wasn't the prettiest landing he had ever seen, but no crash and no broken parts. I mentioned this to someone at the local air-field and he didn't like the plane because it has an Active Flight System (basically anti-crash) and he felt like that would get in the way (although I assume you can turn that off).

Please give me pros and cons of using the NexSTAR as my first plane. Also, if you do not like this idea, give me a suggestion of the best trainer plane for a beginner.

Thanks in advance for your advice.