Well i can say i have droped a lot of money in to trainer planes and have crashed every time i try to fly them. I built the frist two planes i had thay where 40 size trainers with nitro engines nice planes Until the found the ground I never had anyone to help me with the building of the planes or the flying so after three badly damage planes i gave up Now two years later i got the bug again so i went to the LHS and got a Firebird Outlaw I thought if i kill this one i wont be out of much money And maybe I will have more than one chance to learn how to fly. Well the first time i went out with it I made a good 5 min flite and the plane was still in one piece The best 49.95 i ever spent . So if you dont know how to fly and dont have anyone to help you dont drop a lot in it to start with You mite end up like i was the frist time i tryed. out of a lot of money and still dont know how to fly. The small slow flyers will help you learn and you wont go home mad And broke.