I taught myself to fly on a PZTrojan T-28....both of them.

Lots of CA and running to the LHS for parts the first month I had the first one out. Their nose wheel is very weak and only held in place by the thin plastic firewall. It's very easy to punch the nose gear right back through the firewall by nosing it in and make ground sterring impossible until repaired. I had to turn my first one into a Taildragger for this reason.

I'd go with a high wing trainer with 4 channels of control, like an E-Flite Apprentice, if I were going to do it all over again. However, if you're determined to go with a T-28, I'd suggest stocking up on Cowls, props, motor mounts, nose wheel steerring arms, Medium CA and packing tape. They're a blast to fly once you get your thumbs in sync with the brain but I wouldn't call this a beginner plane.