RE: Beginner plane recommendations
RCKen beat me too it...
Yup, consider purchasing a RxR ( receiver ready ) plane instead.
Not only for the reasons he gave, but you'll end up with a better combination that you can use going forward with other planes.
Remember the TX you purchase now may serve you well for many years to come.
Better to spend ( unfortunately far... ) more than you expected and get something capable of handling multiple models, etc... than to kick yourself later for not having heeded this advice.
2.4gHz sets only "talk" to their own kind ( brand ) with the exception of Spektrum & JR, which do talk to each other.