Originally Posted by RBACONS

A beginner plane would have a single wing on top of the fuselage, and would have dihedral (wing tips higher than the top of the fuselage), and the wings would have a flat bottom behind the main spar (not convex like the top of the wing). Smaller does not necessarily make it a better beginner plane, the airfoil, dihedral, and wing placement is much more important. All things being equal, bigger is actually better as it is easier to see in the air and is more stable in flight.