RE: which trainer???
[link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJKE1&P=7]sig EP 42[/link]
Try this one out. It's a little higher (149), but well worth it. It's not one of those slow, small, hard to handle foamies, it's a full sized electric park trainer, and SIG makes some GREAT stuff! I don't think you'll go wrong with it, and it comes with motor and ESC. You only need TX, RX, and some micro servos. (and a battery, of course). You'll find that it's hard to start out with less than 250 dollars when it all comes down to it. You need to save some more. You could buy a 99 dollar plane, but it might last one flight, and be too hard to actually keep flying. JMO! Get a balsa plane (electric or glow) and get someone to teach you how to fly it, and your money will be better spent.