Minis are way to small for trainers - Get a full size 40 high wing trainer as suggested eather gas or elec and when ya get to a 2nd plane you will go back to the ol standby trainer and still havea barral of fun with it- most that post about odd or tiny starter planes are eather experanced flyers that have flown those and think all new pilots can handel them and others dont know and just think that a small plane would be easy to fly of which they are not