RE: Is this a good plane
If you can stretch your budget to $85 or so, I'd recommend you take a good look at the Hobbico Flyzone Mini Ventura:
[link=http://www.flyzoneplanes.com/airplanes/hcaa2008.html]Mini Ventura Web Page[/link]
[link=http://video1.hobbico.com/gallery/hca/hcaa2008-2010-deluxe.mpg]Mini Ventura Video[/link]
The Mini Ventura from Hobbico is a solid, stable flier and benefits from being backed by a major manufacturer with regard to warranty support, technical support, and spare parts availability.
Good luck and good shopping.