Lanier Stinger 40.

THAT will teach you a LOT about building. Built up fuselage and tail. Foam wings that you don't really sheet comepletely, so it's a good way to get your feet wet with sheeting foam, but you don't have to be as precise as if you were actually sheeting the entire wing.

If your just doing this to learn how to build a kit, then I'd build a Stinger. They fly great and will slow down to a crawl for landings. Fully aerobatic. It will do every maneuver you can throw at it.

It's only $70

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXX397&P=7