Ooooh - now that's constructive!!! I can see how much your post has helped paul1253264 with his question!!!!

Now - back to the original question.

I agree with Dean - it is not so much what a pilot starts out with - but how much passion he has! If a person is bound and determined to learn to fly R/C - it won't matter what he is flying - he will get it done. I have trained 20+ people to fly R/C - and only a handful have continued - because they only did it out of curiosity more than anything. The guys that were bound and determined to learn to fly would have used a 2 x 4 if they thought they could learn to fly it! I have used SPAD's for training since its inception - and they work just fine to learn to fly on - turd or not!!!!!! The number one thing you can do paul1253264 - is to find an instructor and STICK WITH IT!!! Good luck!