I learned to land with a aircore cub (yellow) and they are a good plane for just that. I had a ball with mine at the time. I crashed it I don't kno how many times and the worst that ever happened was a busted spinner and prop. They are on the heavy side but do fly well if built correctly. I had a ST 40 on it and had plenty of power for climb outs and it would hang on the prop for a few seconds. And they look a lot better in the sky! I also learned all basic aerobatics with it. I flew the daylights out of it and then sold it to another new guy. He learned a great deal with it too. Just keep a lower pitch prop on these as the ailerons will flutter if they go to fast. I have seen it happen on the trainer as well.