RE: ideas for a first plane
Since you plan to have the radio already, buy parts for the HobbyZone Super Cub w/o the electronics and put your own gear into it. These articles give you an idea of its flexibility: [link=http://www.ampaviators.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=17&Itemid=28]AmpAviators SC Articles[/link]