Get a CR-1 from this site:
http://www.chargerrc.com
Learn to hover it, torque roll and do rollers. It's BY FAR the best 3D trainer available...way cheaper than glow, way WAY cheaper than gas, and all of the 3D skills you will learn are easily transferable to gas and glow powered planes.
Seriously....I went from solo to 3D scale aerobats in 18 months by practicing with these planes. The CR-1 is great for learning and the CR-260 is the best flying foamie available, bar none.