RE: micros.....
Stick with ultra-micro. A parkflyer plane is much bigger, so if you crash, damage will be worst (more weight being crushed on impact). If you fly something like a Champ over a grass field (big tip here, fly over grass first!!!), on most crashes, you'll simply have to pick up your plane and fly again. Sure enough, ultra-micro are not great in the wind, but the fact that they have little weight mean any crashes are usually less problematic.
Go get a Champ, they are ugly, but they are awesome first airplanes.
You may want to get a RC flight simulator first too. That will save you money on the long run. I think FMS is still free. But something like RealFlight or Phoenix will also pay themselves in the long run, even if they seem expensive when you buy them.