My 2 cents will backup what you already heard; the 4star40 is a no brainer...rock solid plane and kit. Any of the mid-wing older kits take time but are nice gentle flyers, i.e midstar40, or Kavalier but the build is not as easy as the newer trainers. BalsaUSA makes a nice plane called a stingray40; great kit and flyer... also a midwing. Look them all over on line and pick one that TURNS YOU ON...... one of my favorite sayings, "Love may cause someone to marry ugly but there is no need to FLY ugly"