I get the impression you would prefer electric to glow powered.

With electric, AVOID 2 CHANNEL PLANES. You WILL BE very unhappy with it. Get a 3 channel plane (or 4 channel ) instead.

Two of the better electric planes for newcomers (newbies ) are:

Easy Star http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXFXV0&P=ML

and

Slow Stick http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXHCJ2&P=7

You will need to provide the radio, receiver, battery, charger and servos for the Slow Stick

Either plane is excellent to learn on.

While MANY electric trainers do not like wind much over 3 mph, the Easy Star can handle winds that are higher than that with no problems.