Stay away from the cub. I bought a cub foamie and tried last fall before I got an istructor and a nitro plane. Tore the heck out of the foamie. ie. 2 wings a new fuse and ALOT of packing tape before I made the decision to do it the right way. Many have learned on their own and been successful at it. I have to believe many have tried on their own and have not been successful and left a wonderful hobby before they learned how much enjoyment they could have had. if they would have invested a little more money and got a nitro plane or a 4 chnnel elec and had an instructor to teach them AND protect their investment. The foamies can't fly in winds above 5 or so MPH so that makes it difficult to learn. The wind just throws them all over the palce and makes it very difficult. Good luck whichever way you choose to go.

EDIT: WELL SAID CHUCK you beat me to the punch while I was slowly typing