RE: What is the best Micro RC Plane for beginners?
Parkzone's Vapor is a really nice plane for beginners, Hobby Zone's Champ, Flyzone's Playmate and Nieuport 17 are nice second level planes.
We own and fly them in a local school gym and they all do very well - my younger boys fly the vapors and my older boys fly the faster planes.
They are all basically in the $75-$100 range > then your $50 budget.