ORIGINAL: MinnFlyer
As others have said, a Decathlon is not a good plane to start with. Don't take off unless you have good flying speed or it will torque roll right into the ground and anytime you are going very slow, it can snap on you - especially if you zip up the throttle!
Yeah and Minnflyer (my Idol
) did a great review of the 120 size decathlon. I was running a 13 X 6 prop on mine for the first three flights, It would torqure roll left on take off, but was ready for it and it deadsticked the first three flights,. When I changed over to the 12.25X 3.75 prop, torque roll went away, no more deasticks, take off was smoother, glides in for landing like a trainer. Either way, good luck. If you are flying at a club, ask one of the more experienced pilots to stand by in case you loose control, and pass the Tx over to them to handle it, or better yet, buddy box it. At least then you can get used to flight characteristics and fly with less stress than just taking off on your own. Keep it high in the sky, till you get a good feel for it.