I know loads of plane guys that call it nitro i call them glow because they got glow plugs. a parklyer would be probably the best suited to fly around a school sports field and you probably know this already but you should be able to fly most high winged pretty easily so if you go with a small high winged model you probably cant go wrong, i think cubs are great to learn with you can usually pick them up pretty cheap any more questions just post here or PM me.