I'd go with a Tigermoth, very highly recommended.
From what I understand, the Fighterbird is really only fun if you have two of them. Probably not very challenging to fly, but probably a lot of fun to dogfight.
I'm going to do the evil thing and give you this URL
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/forum...?s=&forumid=11
Should you go there, please remember that RC Universe is great and wonderful and two sets of forums ARE better than one. I do not wish to be accused of trying to lure an unsuspecting newbie away from a forum.
GB