I saw an r/c hobby related joke the other day, it's a funny & sarcastic glossary of terms (reproduced in part):

BALSA - What dreams were made of.
BALSA - Also: What P-51 pilots have a lot of.
PROP NUT - What Glider pilots call Power pilots.
P-51 MUSTANG - What beginners use to learn to fly.
SWEPT AREA - The only part of your apartment not covered in balsa dust.
WETTED AREA - After Deefa the Wonderdog finds the swept area.

You really need to look into first flying a Trainer aircraft, others will definately be able to help you there, that's what i'm currently doing, building my first Trainer plane. The only thing I can suggest is search through this forum for people that have posted "what's a good first plane?" questions, those will give you an idea what you're you look for!

myself, I'd like to have a Stuka some day!