Cheese, man no one is picking on you...If your uncle agrees with you that he will teach you to fly on one of your choices than thats up to you guys......but really if you look around,,, $60 is really high for a flat foamie that is gonna be pretty delicate..And I will get blasted for this myself but a sim is a waste of time for real time flight..sure theyre fun but wont help in the real world situations..if you dont like glow thats fine...just understand that there are waaaay better planes for you to start with with better prices..you can always get the Imex plane I spoke of ($219 RTF 4 channel Tx)and then put the radio/motor/gear in a flattie for like $30 when you get better at flying...these folks are only trying to help...Rog