when I learned to fly a million and a half years back I started on a sig cadet and a version mentioned here still exists and flies just as well.every plane here mentioned will do the trick.I would advise aganst the p51 trainer system offered by horizon .its a bit advanced and could disourage you.

I taught my son way back on the goldberg eagle 50..the most popular at our club is the hobbico sytem offered thru tower.durable and inexpexsive..

some rc pilots are even suggesting starting with an electric.if you do you can still use hobbico as the plane mentioned in available in electric.

just have fun back a million yeas there was no such thing as a buddy box and by the way make sure your transmitter comes with that handy feature,if you want to go the extra expense you could even purchase a auto pilot module and attach it to your new plane.I will say this ..it aids in helping to ensure a better attemt at flying but its no guarante either.

there are so many ways to go but the planes out there and the equipment are far superior to old times .welcome to the hobby!