Hands down best 3D bird for learning is the MoJo60. It's not a hard build at all.
No ARF really even comes close to how slowly it maneuvers. It's thoroughly 3D.
The X260 has a much lower power/weight ratio and will fly much lighter (slower).

I'll let Andy do the talking.

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