Almost all of the trainers are good. IMO the larger the better, they slow down very nicely and they can handle wind with the best of the trainers. I've seen people start on Eagle 2s and GP trainers, but i think the better of the trainers is the Sig LT-40, GP PT 60. As far as ARFs go, the NextsStar, Avistar, SuperStar, and a LT40 ARF are the way to go. And to keep things ease, I just look at [link=http://www.towerhobbies.com/]Tower Hobbies[/link] to get an idea of pricing. Then I like to run down to my LHS and pay the extra $20 to keep them in business for when i do crash. Good luck and happy building! And start a build form and let us see the project!