I've got to agree with Snoop Doggy Bag. I'm an instructor at my field and the last 4 I have trained had the Hobbico Superstar package. It comes in three different trim schemes and you can be ready to fly in 16 hours. You could be ready than that sooner, but it's going to take 16 hours to charge your batteries. This is a VERY good flying trainer and you can't go wrong.

I know you say this coming, but here it goes, please get an instructor. I'm sure you can find one here on RCU, so please do try. As a full scale pilot you have a great understanding of how airplanes work, but you have a HUGE handicap also. You're a full scale pilot. I've trained a few and this the problem they have. Sitting in a plane you move the stick/rudder to the right and your plane goes to the right, your right. With a R/C plane headed towards you and you move the stick/rudder to the right and your plane goes to it's right, YOUR LEFT!. This called stick reversal and full scale pilots have it bad, it's from years of sitting in the cockpit. For this reason alone, please get an instructor. An instructor on a buddy box and save a lot of heartache.

That's my .02 cents worth.