Personally, whenever I want to place my brain in neutral and fly I grab my old Ugly Stik.
A fully symetrical wing, tricycle landing gear, no bad habits an abosolute joy to fly. They come in a variety of sizes from a dozen manufacturers.

Given the Price range that you are talking I would recommend the 40 sized ARF from VMAR.

Yes Iknow that a lot of nasty things have been said about VMAR; BUT!!!
For the Money spent - they are a good buy, (currently under $100.00 US)
The Vmar Line has seen a lot of improvements in the past 3 years,
If you take the time to inspect the bird closely BEFORE your first flight, you can eliminate any short comings.

I got mine second hand 5 years ago I have flown it aggressively, crashed on occasion, recovered it and still enjoy the symplicity of the design.

There are better airplanes out there - but not for under $100.00.