You need to get with a local club and get help from an instructor there. There are a million planes. I tend to recomend the goldberg eagle 63 or the like, maybe a 4 star 40. Basically a high wing .40 size plane with ailerons, elevator, rudder, and throttle. I would only buy Futaba radio, but that is my preferance. Talk to the members, see what they are using. If you get one like they have, you can buddy box with them, which is hooking yours to theirs and they can teach you to fly, saving you a ton of money and time. do you have a local hobby shop? They can hook you up with someone that knows what is going on. Talk to a few people, don't just jump into something. Make sure you are getting good help and good equipt. It lasts a while if you buy good stuff, if not, you replace it a lot.