Actually, Alex, you'll find the larger glow-powered planes to be easier to learn on. They have more control authority and they are less succeptable to being tossed around by the wind. The Pegusus .40 super combo that I mentioned (as well as the Tiger Trainer .60 super combo) even include trainer ports on the back of the radio so you can hook up a "buddy box" system to fly with a more experienced pilot. They're the ideal aircraft for learning to fly.

If you want to buy a parkflyer, there are quite a few good ones available. In the RTF category, you should look at the Parkzone Slo-V (not the Typhoon), the Hobbyzone Super Cub, the Park Flyer RC BeginAir, the Hobbico Flyzone Ventura/Mini Ventura, or the Hobbico Flyzone Sky Pilot. In the ARF category, you'll find the GWS Slow Stick highly recommended by quite a few experienced pilots.

The Pegusus super combo at $219.99 is as inexpensive as the Parkzone Typhoon that someone else recommended. The Typhoon is designed more for aerobatics training for experienced pilots and would not be a good first plane. The Parkzone Slo-V, on the other hand, is a great first airplane and can actually be flown in a large gym when the wind and rain prevent you from flying outdoors.

The new Hobbico Electristar Select RTF is an awfully nice full-sized electric trainer in a Ready-to-Fly package, but it's not quite ready to fly. It comes with a 63" wingspan .40-sized airframe with a brushless outrunner motor and speed controller preinstalled. It also comes with a nice 4-channel Futaba computer radio system pre-installed. Tower Hobbies sells the Electristar RTF for $349.99, but you'll need to buy a pair of $25 batteries and a $50 charger to actually fly the thing. At $450 for the turn-key package, it's not cheap, but it's definitely done right.

You could put your own trainer package together if you don't mind a little bit of extra assembly. There are plenty of great airframes available in the $69 to $79 price range like the Hangar 9 Solo Star, the Tower Hobbies Trainer .40 MkII, the Seagull Arising Star, the World Models Sky Raider Mach I, and the VMar Discovery. You could add a good $59 2-stroke glow engine like the SK .50, the Thunder Tiger GP-42, the O.S. .40 LA, the GMS .40, the Super Tigre GS-40 ($49), or the Magnum XLS .46A. To finish it up just purchase a nice 6-channel computer radio like the Airtronics VG6000 or JR Sport SX600 system complete with receiver, NiCds, charger, servos, and power switch. Not only will you have a great training package, but you can start out with a good computer radio that you can use to fly your more advanced planes with later as well as your trainer.

I bought a Hobbyzone Aerobird Challenger when I first wanted to learn how to fly, but mostly I just went out to the park and kept crashing it into the ground. It wasn't until I learned to fly my Nexstar glow trainer that I was able to go back to the Aerobird and fly it successfully as well. I found my glow trainer to be much easier to learn with, and once I became proficient at flying it, I found electric parkflyers were also much easier to handle.

Hands down the best value for a quality trainer is the Thunder Tiger Pegasus Super Combo that I mentioned in my first reply. You have an awful lot of choices available to you, but the Pegasus is what I'd buy if I need a primary trainer to learn on all over again. Good luck and good shopping!