HI 1PACKAGEMAN! I don't think you can beat a 2 channel glider powered with a WASP .061 for simplicity, and the cheapest way to get started. Some thing in the 6ft span range takes 2 rolls of cheap TOWERCOTE covering and a 2 oz bottle of CA glue to throw together. Mounting the engine on a power pod above the wing keeps the engine out of harms' way. The GOLDBERG GENTLE LADY has taught many guys how to fly.