TZ,

Fly the stick. Keep the control rates low at first as mentioned earlier. Mine flew much like a trainer, except it did not right itself. If you put it in a bank, it stayed there until you righted it yourself.
As for landings, and ease of flight, my son, 12 years old at the time, learned to fly on it.
http://www.rfmac.com/rc/P9120003.JPG
He was soon nailing landings better than I could... [:@]

Mine was a tail dragger. The trike gear tend to handle better on the ground, but in the air the plane doesn't know the difference.
He soon moved up to my Ultra Stick 1.20.
http://www.rfmac.com/rc/images/PA280001.JPG
http://www.rfmac.com/rc/images/PA280003.JPG
He was flying it so I could take a picture...

I was really nervous when I made the transition from trainer to Stick. It turned out that I felt silly being so nervouse, because it flew much better. The controls were more responsive, and if a gust came up that changed the attitude of the plane, I was able to right it easier than I could my trainer.

Go have fun. Isn't that what this sport is all about?

Bob