Something this page would be better suited to a beginning pilot
http://www.hobby-lobby.com/beginners-rc.htm

"Why" I think these are more suited to a beginner: Most fly fairly slow and are designed to be stable in the air. Jet designs are typically fast and somewhat unstable. Aerobats and 3D planes are too "twitchy" to stick movements. The Mini-Telemaster caught my eye on this page. Telemasters are well knbown as good trainer planes. The mini looks like it follows the tradition of its big brother. This is a full kit build rather than an ARF. Getting an ARF would get you going sooner and would lessen the emotional impact when it crashes. It will crash at some point. Even expert pilots crash occasionally.