The guys at my local club recommend the Phoenix Classic 40 sized trainer. One of the guys at the club sold me his Phoenix Classic with an O.S 46AX for $100 AUD as he now flies only Heli's. The motor has not done much work and starts very easily. I have an old MDS .40 here and that is an absolute pig to start and get to transition correctly without bogging down and stalling.
Have pretty much given up on the MDS.

The Classic has a couple of repair jobs on it (Tape on a couple of small tears and the tail feathers have been repaired fairly extensively with tape), but it should be perfect for me to learn to fly with.

I searched around on the forums, but cannot find much info on the Phoenix Classic trainer.

I am building a SPAD for my Enya SS .25 BB motor.

Spent a few minutes running up and down my friends backyard getting used to taxiing (wing off) and it is strange coming from RC Nitro trucks to planes. Using the left stick to both throttle and steer is peculiar to say the least. Trying to maintain throttle in one position while steering with the same stick is going to take some getting used to.