Get a Doghouse Extreme airplane, its a build kit, easy to build
and a good allround wring out 3d airplane(www.rcrunway.com)
Saito 91/14x6

as a recent learner also I can offer my .02

1. you need to learn the stick movements when the plane is facing you and vice versa, sim helps here
2. if the plane is too high its harder to see it especially during the
last 3/4 of a TR, you need to find a height which is not too low
but high enough so you can get a good view of the plane.
3. you need to find the right spot on the throttle which will keep
the plane hovering and not climbing/falling. you need to be able to remember this with your left thumb and find it at will
4. blip the throttle when you are making corrections
5. it is important to see/know the difference between the plane swaying and falling to the side(bad) as opposed to swaying around its axis(CG). In the former the plane will most likely be
uncorrectable since the entire plane is starting to fall, in the latter
the plane may look not straight but at least it is pivoting around its axis/cg and can be easier corrected quickly.