Hi Nedd, I would go with the 6 ch Futaba, because I did too, but I went with the EAgle 11 kit and it was some years ago...if I started over I think I would go ARF...but a lot of trainers are very similar,,they are also set up with trike gear for a reason....start out that way and then when you can solo and are comfortable you might try and make it a tail dragger...you'll screw up the CG trying to make a trike set up into a tail dragger, plus it will want to take off before it reaches enough speed making it stall faster so you'll need more power than is called for..if you have a local hobby shop (lhs) go see what they recommend and/or see what most of the club members have..its likely there is someone wanting to move up and sell theirs and you'll just need field supplies and radio.....I went to a shop yesterday that had the OS .46ax on sale for $95 ,which according to the guys I was with is a heck of a buy (I fly the small stuff mostly .049) but they didnt need one....also your local club may have a trainer set up to use that you can learn on...Rog