RE: Plane or Helicopter
Those two are in entirely different catagories also... The HB is basically an indoor only heli, they are EXTREMELY sensitive to wind. (if you can feel a breeze, it is too windy) The only advantage is that the hb is fairly crash resistant and easy to rebuild. The plane is much easier to rekit with a single crash. The HB is going to be VERY, VERY difficult to fly compared to the plane, and you will spend way more money on it in the long run. (for personal information I own a piccolo heli, nearly identical to the HB, and a couple of glow planes)
Anyway, my advice is first get an instructor and see which one you like, then either go to a .30 class glow heli or a trainer aircraft. (superstar is fine, avistar is even better...)