RE: Is this a good first plane?
Cessna 182 from hobbycity is way too heavy for its size and wingarea, and if it wasnt for the flaps it would have had a pretty high landing speed.
The stock brushless motor is very powerfull and is a perfect fit for the plane. But the "firewall" is extremely heavy and made from some heavy metal stuff, so you can replace it with a firwall/enginemount made from wood and then throw in a larger battery to get it to balance.
A very nice plane overall but definately not a good first plane.