Geistware,

I already put in an order for the Hobbico Superstar as I stated earlier.

The Avistar looks like a good plane as well, but Tower does not currently have it in an ARF.
Someone posted earlier that the Avistar will soon be available as an ARF.
I looked at the Sig LT-40 which seems to be the most suggested trainer for a beginner on this forum, however I feel that the Tower and Hobbico kits have better support. I was able to download the instructions for both the Tower Trainer and the Superstar and look them over before buying.

I decided against the Tower trainer because I learned in this thread that that plane has contact paper for a covering rather than monokote or ultrakote. That was basically the only thing that made me change my mind.
Some others gave bad opinions of Towers products which is fine, but I think Tower is an excellent company with great products and customer service. I have been a Tower member for several years and never had any problems with the tons of orders I have gotten. Its the first place I check for anything hobby related that I might need.
Not saying anyone was directly putting down Tower as a business or anything, just supporting them because all of my experiences at Tower have been significantly better than experiences at other online hobby sellers.

Thanks all

Dbow