every 1 heres prolly sick of hearing me say this... but here it goes again...

i seriously recomend that you build your first plane the LT 40 and LT 25 made by sig are very easy to build and are GREAT planes (not the brand but as in very good planes) they glide very well so you wont have to worry too much when your learning about deadsticking it in. just my recomendation. you also have a greater respect for your planes if you build them and its much easier to fix them (yes... you will end up fixing them or pitching them) if you know how to build them. my $.02 also incase there was any doubt or hesitation, i would say to go with a gas (glow fule) plane with en engine in the .46 ish range so that the engine will work with many of your future planes, theres very good first, second third and even warbirds that will work with a .46 and that will save you from having to buy a new engine each plane. also buy the BEST radio you can, i recomend an eclipse 7 chanle so that you wont have to buy a new radio every time you step it up a level. i guess that makes it my $.04...