The Avistar ARF is a good choice, my dad bought one, and 2 evenings its was ready to fly. If you buy an ARF make sure you re glue everything that you can reach with your hands. I built my first 2 planes, the first of which I hurried on and didnt fly that great, the second, a trainer, I took my time on and it flys great. Theres just something about building one then seeing if fly that changed my mind on building vs. ARF. If you want to build a kit, I would recommend the Tower Trainer 40, its low cost and easy to build.