The Aerobird Swift is not a good plane for a small field, and it is not a beginner plane. You need at least two football fields to fly it, or you will be climbing trees to retrieve it (don't ask).

I bought one before I was ready for it, and had a really hard time keeping it in the air. It has to fly pretty fast, and it is really picky about how far back you push the battery. Once it starts getting bent up, it flies even worse. I ended up using the guts from mine to fly a Slow Stick. I've thought about putting it back together now that I have flown several other planes, but I just don't think it is worth the effort.