RE: Wow the choices of planes argh! Im a newbie, RTF needed, Pico tiger moth,wing dragon,super cub,
RCKen has a sticky thread at the top of this forum with a lot of good beginner planes in it.
there are many good ones
Arrow, tower trainer, Avistar, Sig senior, lt-40, and the list can go on.
Any trainer you buy will be a good plane (some can be better then others) and will last you a while. There are many people here that have flown for years but still have their trainers and still fly them.. and fly them hard.