Hi David74,
You will get a lot of personal and subjective answers to your question – mine included. BIG problem is that unless you are on a buddy box, you are going to smack up some planes, I don’t care how many “mistakes high” you are. Practice is the key, but I hated to crash ($) and had a tough time getting someone to help when I wanted to get in stick-time. I found this cool little electric plane I could build for about $2 in one evening and quit worrying! Check out the Jalapeño at:
R/C Foam Flyers
Jack