RE: Slightly different beginners advice ;)
I have a WM Cessna which is dimensionally similar Hobby Lobby Cessna 182. It balsa not foam and has an all up weight of 21oz which is a full 7oz lighter than the Hobby Lobby Cessna 182. While my Cessna flies nice, I could not imagine adding 7oz to it and it flying better. A high wing trainer like the cox model would be more forgiving as a trainer in my experience and a better choice. It flies slower, is more stable and will self correct better than the Cessna.
Slow sticks are a good first plane. But you might get Bord with it real quick. If you wanted to stick with a three channel, getting a HobbyZone Super Cub air frame only and adding your own electronics would be an option to. I've flown both these planes and like the cub better than the slow stick.