I've always liked the looks of cessna's so I wouldn't fault you for wanting one also. I don't know if I would go the giles/staudacher route just yet. I think a plane like that will be a hanful for a novice pilot. I'm partial to my super sportster 40 (I didn't like the way it looked in the book but it looks much better sitting on the runway) and would recommend it to anyone. I also thing one of the "sticks" would be a good idea. Just my $.02