I am pretty much a newbie. After buying 4 so-called trainer airplanes, I decided to try a 3D plane because they said they fly slow. I bought one and they do fly slow. That's how I learned to fly. This 540 Slick is just and absolute BLAST to fly. This thing is crazy. It's so nice to try new things without worrying about your too damned expensive plane crashing. This bad boy to VERY durable. I've crashed it many times. Pick it up, check it out, throw it up and fly some more!!! It is crazy fun to fly!!!!