I still vote the slow stick. I looked at all of the other planes but they just didn't make my cut. The slow stick is stong, moves slow, and can take some wind. The other smaller planes will limit you to only flying with little or no wind. The tiger moth is a great plane but it has a lot of parts that can easily be damaged on bad landing. Don't let the size of the slow stick bother you. You will need its size for learning and it will glide really nice when you cut the throttle back which is a great time to learn. And finally, the wing is held on by a rubber band. It really doesn't matter which plane he goes with, he is still going to need someone to help him get to the soccer field because he will need to bring extra batteries, a charger, and 12 volt, etc unless he is just going to the feild with a few batteries and the plane. Even if you don't go with a slow stick, I would suggest you look into a bigger plane for you first electric. Maybe you should ask your LHS what they think about a small electric plane as your first plane. Again, I'm not knocking the smaller planes, I'm just speaking from my own personal experience with learning how to fly on my own.... Last but not least, regardless of what you go with, find someone to help you balance and trim the plane..... Trying to learn that on your own isn't much fun! Good luck.

cainebean