A friend of mine just bought a Super Cub a few weeks ago and got me looking into the hobby as well. I've read a lot of the posts on this forum and it seems like most if not all recommend getting an instructor and starting with one of several Trainer models. As far as the time goes, that's just not an option right now. Also, due to maintenance and time committment gas is probably not a good way to start either.

So I'm thinking electric and foam are the way to go for a self-teaching starter plane.

His Super Cub as taken a couple good beatings including getting stuck in a tree and being knocked out with a football. Plenty of epoxy later it's still flying. The only reservation I have is that the Cub is a 3 channel and I fear I'll get bored with it quick after a couple dozen flights.

Is there a comperable 4 channel plane that would be acceptable for someone with no experience or should I just go with the Cub? Are there other self-teaching trainers out there? I read through the getting started threads and it looks like all of those pretty much require some experienced assistance.