Hi Craig.

Thanks for your interest and your candor in your R/C and flight experience.

The B-25 is a honey to fly. It's gentle and smooth like a trainer--well, actually probably even more gentle and smoother than a typical .40-size trainer due to its size, weight and wing loading. And since it's designed to be nothing but stable (as opposed to unstable like an aerobatic plane), it really isn't supposed to do anything but simply fly around.

However, with a model like this the stakes are higher. The plane itself is expensive (albeit a marvelous value in my opinion). Then you add the expense of two engines, twelve servos, retracts (optional), and about ten miles worth of servo extensions, you've got a lot of money tied up into something like this. Then you consider all the time and effort required to assemble and prepare it for flight, even though it's easy to fly, there are just a lot of systems for someone who doesn't have experience setting up models. So, it shouldn't be the flight characteristics of a model like this, its just the expense and technical nature that one must consider most. And even though this is an easy model to fly, you need moderate (considerable) experience in setup and flight to have the confidence to fly a model like this that will allow you to focus on flying rather than being distracted by apprehension or nervousness.

I guess I'm rambling, but it might be a good idea for you to start with any single-engine warbird--just to get a little scale experience. This will build your confidence in preparation for something a little more complicated like the B-25.

Restated, it's a dream to fly, but there's just a lot of money tied up and more complication for someone who has little experience.

This is just my opinion. Stand by and see if anybody else chimes in and consider their recommendations as well.

Tim