Likely its not a bad deal on the plane. Would need some hands on to take a guess on the motor. Stash the plane somewhere you can enjoy looking at it for now and get in touch with a local club. Most clubs can come up with planes that are suitable for training IF they perceive you are serious. They will begin to take you seriously when you have an AMA card and pay your dues. MOST (and I think RCU is the greatest example of this) RCers are helpful to beginners. But if we sold a nice used trainer to every guy that " was thinking about " getting into RC we would be the world's largest group of bankrupted fools. Most of us have "helped someone new" and never seen them again at least once. So listen when you get advice and you will have a lot of fun for less money and MUCH LESS AGRAVATION[8D]