llitten,

Even though you listed mostly 3D, aerobatic planes- since you said you are a newbie, I'd still recommend a trainer configuration.. As long as you get a 4 channel one (ailerons, elevator, rudder, throttle) you'll be able to do a lot of aerobatics.. But a trainer will at least allow you to actually fly instead of an immediate crash. Since you have tons of space, I'd also get a big model rather than a small one. Big models are easier to see, and can handle a little bit of wind, unlike the park flyers. Recently I like what I have seen of the Hobbico Superstar EP:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...article_id=577

Yes, it's a high-wing trainer, not a 3D Yak.. Yes, it's balsa instead of foam. Yes, it will be a stable flyer.. *BUT* it does have ailerons (well, the aileron versions do!), and I have seen people fly trainers with ailerons and do all the manuevers I'd ever want to do.. It won't do 3D however..

A plane like this would be big enough to taxi a bit on paved surfaces.. If you mod it with the big wheels and upgrade motor, like the guy did in the review, it will take off from grass.

Do you have a sim? I used realflight extensively, and I gotta say it was the best investment I could have made.. I practiced on that big time, and then went to the field with my first RC plane, an Ace Whizard (I built it with only Rudder/Elevator control, high-wing, powered by unthrottled Cox .049), and had successful flights! No instructor, no crashes, etc. I'd personally start with a 4 channel EP trainer if you can, and the bigger the better.

Jason