Referring to glow planes: a first type plane basically has the wing on top called a high wing. It also has a flat bottom and a large wing area. This provides lots of lift and makes the plane capable of maitaining good control at slow speed flight. It will also take off and land slowly, has a gentle glide ratio and has gentle responses to control inputs. The 2 wing halves are also joined with a fair bit of angle between them calle dihedral. This makes the plane capable of self levelling itself if the control sticks are released. Get a 4 channel to start. Not much harder to learn than a 3 channel and you have more control in windy conditions. 2nd type planes have a different shaped wing with a curve on both sides. If the curve is equal on both sides then the wing is called symetrical. If the wing has a flat section then its called semi-symetrical. The wing halves are also joined with less dihedral than trainer planes which means that the plane won't tend to self correct if the sticks are released. This wing type flys faster and has a much quicker rreponse to stick inputs than a trainer. The wing area is usually also less vs. the size of the plane. This means that the plane will usually need more speed to both takeoff and land. The plane will also not glide as far if the engine dies. The plane can be a high wing, mid wing, or a low wing. From the planes I have flown, the low wing planes tend to handle the wind better and won't flair up on you if the wind gusts up while landing. For me this makes landing the low wing planes easier in windy conditions. The down side is that low wing planes are a bit harder to see in the air because you don't see the fuselage when the plane is directly overhead. Hope this helps. [8D]