Agreed - the biggest thing to learn is the controls on the transmitter reverse from when the plane is going away from you (easy) to when it is coming at you (harder).
That is the cause of 99% of first-time-flying crashes. Learn the controls on an RC car, at first, to get the hang of how controls change. The controls on the plane don't actually change, your perspective does.
My recommendation - The EZ Trainer you have on the list or get a UMX radian - little and light airplane, to get the feel of controls. Hard to damage, flies slow.