Goldberg Tier II all the way...my be a good chance to try to start to build since the kit pretty much builds itself.
A SE would be a goo choice too. the plane's s, stable enough and for 75 bucks its also worth trying to put it together. Really easy to build. Dont even have to sand
Build a kit, dude, it will give u enough experience to be light yers ahead of ur plane. if u buy the SE just make sure u put it below low rates.
Theres my 2 pennies [8D]