Alex,

You definatly want a light plane with lots of power. I started doing 3D with a Menace. I have flow that for about for years and then I tried to hit my dads plane with it at our funfly and totaly destoyed it. I still fly 3D with smaller fun fly planes and they are a lot of fun and good to start out on. Now I have moved on to the AW 36% Edge 540. And I looooove it. acually we have two of them. Flying 3D ( yes ) you need power, if you dont have power you dont have 3D.