Like bruce88123 stated, Drifter81, you'll want to make sure you have everything you need to fly and not just a basic airframe. Hangar 9 makes some of the nicest ARFs on the market, and any of the three trainers you picked out would be terrific for flight training.

If you don't buy the RTF versions, you'll not only need to purchase an engine and a radio system w/ flight pack, but you'll also need some miscellaneous parts and building equipment like fuel line, spinner, propeller, epoxy, and whatnot. The RTF packages are designed to get you in the air as quickly as possible. Going with an ARF gives you more flexibility with regard to radio and engine selection, but will require more time before you're ready for your first flight.

Many AMA Charter clubs actually keep club trainers available for new pilots to learn on. You may be able to fly with an instructor on a club trainer without even having to buy your own plane. The radio would be attached to a "buddy box," and the instructor would take off and land the plane. You'd be given control of the plane with the buddy box once it was in the air and the instructor could take back control immediately if you got into any kind of trouble with it. With this kind of training system, it would be impossible for you to crash the plane. The instructor would be responsible for the whole flight and the only way the plane could crash would be if the instructor failed to recognize the problem and take back control in an appropriately swift manner.

A flight or two on a club trainer will most likely only fuel your excitement for buying your own plane. It's awfully nice that you can actually try the hobby out in a hands-on fashion without having to shell out your own cash up front.

Check out the following to find an AMA Charter club near you:

http://www.modelaircraft.org/clubsearch.aspx