Learning to fly RC arplanes is about as challenging as learning to play a musicalinstrument. Hit the wrong string on your new guitar, its no big deal, the guitar doesn't turn into toothpicks. Not always true with the airplane. The iarplane might be a tad easier to learn, but much less forgiving when you screw up. So, I''ll say they are about even. The problem with the airplane is that you need to learn the entire song before you can land!