I must admit, that there are many great trainers out there, like the Sig Lt-40, trusted by most instructors. The bad thing is about glow trainers in general, is that they cost so freakin much. You have to have at least 350 to get a trainer. To tell you the truth im still deciding on my first trainer. (thats right im a newb). I read many forums, reviews and they all say the same thing. For christmas im probably getting the Wattage Cessena Electric RTF. Its great for many reasons:

1st of all, the cost- around 150, more or less for an RTF, The transmitter included can stick with you for years to come. Its really good. 4 Channels.

Quality- Yes its foam and plastic, some people dont like it because of its softness, but let me tell you something, if you crash, a standard wooden glow model would require ordering spare parts and boosting the budget. Electric foamies are virtually indestructable, unless you smash it really hard, but its so much easier to fix. (just use epoxy)

Last one: Once you learn how to fly quite well, (and oh by the way, most electric trainers dont require special assistance, its your choice, i recommend you do, but its not as needy as it is on the glow models) buy anything you want. Trust me, you are not gonna stick to your trainer for more than a year, you'll want bigger, better planes in the near future so just invest a little amount of money, train your ass off for a few months, and then invest in any plane you would like (intermiediate only though!).

At first I wanted a trainer such as the Sig LT-40, but realizing that you need to buy insurance for about 60$, and you can only legally fly in an authorized flying feld.(info brouht to you by Americas hobby center). Trust me, look at the Cessena:


http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXGDW6&P=0

It even looks really good.

Good luck, and dont blow all your cash