If you speak to an instructor before buying anything, you might find that they have a better recommendation for you than the Alpha. For example, it's usually windy at my club because it's next to a lake so the traditional trainers get tossed around alot. We recommend the Hobbico Avistar for trainees because it performs so much better in the wind. Without speaking to an instructor, new pilots don't know that and their training takes longer because of it.