All of the planes listed, so far, in this thread are good trainers. I, personally, recommend the Hangar 9 Alpha 60, 73" wingspan. The ARF package (my cost for my local LHS) cost me $374.00. It included a almost ready to fly plane with everything including a .61 Evolution engine, JR Quattro 4 channel Tx, flight simulator software and appropriate cords. This plane is very stable, even in moderate wind, lands nicely and the Evolution engine has run flawlessly, thus far.

You can check out the reviews on the Alpha 60 and probably most of those listed in this thread by going to RC magazine and searching under "Reviews." Read them all.

Good luck, and welcome to the wonderful world of RC. You will never regret it.