id say the aerobird x would be a good choice. I have one of those 3 ch. electric park flyers and it was a neat little plane. easily fixed but can be crashed many times with min. dammage (on dirt and low throttle) so go with that one. instructors are there to teach you how to fly. Im starting to want to get away from but thats another story. you might want to look into a simulator, they have been to expensive for me (200 bux ballpark) but they are good aslong as you get a brand name one. think about it.