I have a Great Planes .40 Big Stik as my first plane and I can fly it without a problem. With a whole lot of sim time this winter my instructor sent me off very quickly. I would recommend however, that you get a plane that (for the most part) does not have any bad traits like snapping, tip stalling, ground looping etc. Plus look for something with a low wing loading. Its easier on the wallet to go floating by rather than stalling at 10 feet and destroying the firewall.