RE: Beginner??? Probably!
Good luck to you Paul. Flying IS fun. I started last summer, with an instructor. Didn't have alot of success though, mostly watched others flying and only got in about half a dozen flights at the field - never got my "wings". This year I'm going it alone and spending way more time repairing than flying. 4 planes crashed, 1 rebuilt and crashed again. But I'll say it again - flying IS fun.