RE: Recommendations for those new to RC Flight
I instruct at our club and gotta agree to disagree also. I usually recommend the Apprentice 15e, Alpha 450, for electric. Then Alpha 40 or Hobbico 60 for glow. Those are my favorites. I'll teach on whatever they have, but once they get a demo flight on one of the club trainers, they're ready to learn on a real trainer. Much more stable.
Edwin