taking a close look at the hanger 9 alfa 60. it is larger (w/larger engine) and should not only be easier to see but should be able to power out of trouble more easily. It does not come w/the flight sim which is part of the attraction to the nexstar. I will be flying at an ama field w/an instructor and feel like i would be better qualified than most total noobs... A. dont want to buy to little airplane to get bored w/to easily B. dont want to buy to much airplane w/o having any experiance. some of the guys at the field recommended the lt-40, but i'd have to buy the engine, electronics etc... not that it'd be a bad thing, but want to make my transition to the air mostly painless. So.. im going to rely on u guys (almost everyone on here is knowledgeable, but the noob perspective is greatly appreciated as well). What would you do for your first plane having reasonable knowledge of planes just none flying the RC variant.

p.s. I want to have something that would be some fun to fly in more than a years time. Plan to grow w/the plane that I buy not chuck it into the weeds at the beginning.