zik69,

I read through all the suggestions so far and each one is helpful. I agree that for building your first kit look fo a kit manufacturer that gives the best instruction manual. Of course, you will need to look through the kit to see the level of difficulty involved. Having your firdst kit built plane fly is a great feeling. Having it look good anf fly is even better. I find the great planes/ top flite kits have great step by step directions with pictures and all. The kits include all the necessary hardware and provide a list of parts & part numbers so you can build according to directions. Very, very important is that when you are all done - balance the airplane. All of the above suggested palnes are great and will probably serve well. My overall favorite is the Top Flite "Contender". It is simple to build, the instructions are superb (although there are some minor errors), it is a real nice looking airplane. Above all it is one of the best flying planes around. Landings are a blast, I'm not bragging when I say you can land it with your eyes closed. Don't try it though. There are several threads here on building the Contender so any and all questions you may have will get answered.

Good luck and let us know your choice.

Gerry