You are my hero! So refreshing to hear someone who is taking their time and thinking things out.

Something wth a cowl that will take a Saito .91 and still be a good second plane.

I have one ARF that comes to mind but it will be a handful at first.



This is the Kangke CAP 232-60 and looks "hotter" than it is. The wings are enlarged and it has gentle slow speed characteristics, so if you keep the throttle down and have an instructor or at least help getting it trimmed you should do OK with one.

For a kit I have just the model.

http://www.btemodels.com/venture.html