hmm...my first plane was....welll...pt60.It still is cuz it aint finished...lol Instead i built me a spad,worth 22 $ @ home depot LOL Plus 180$ radio and 80$ engine....Didn't have to ask my parents for nothing though.... lol still can't fly worth a dang....
Now,to be serios,my trainer still isnt finished.Its a pt60.Iam in a middle of covering job,although already took out my spad for some flights.Instructor sure made it look so easy,even though plane(spad) wasn't balanced lateraly and had a crappy landing gear and teal heavy.I saw it fly though,now i can spend a couple extra $ to get my radio on/off switch.Now have to plug the bat in and out ..well,i dont really bother cuz its 1400 ma/h. Engine runs just fine though...radio batarey holding up..Just need to finish landing gear and get rid of the weight @ the teal.

Good luck ,fellow beginners.

Mitty