To get a feel for it, I personally started with a fighter bird. Not a really accurate plane but it gets me flying. I know I'm going to keep in the hobby but I wanted something I could not feel bad wrecking and it gives a feel for flying. for a bit over 100.00 it's a fun toy.I am almost done with building a PT 40 Trainer and while I was at the airfield watching pthers, I went and picked up hangar 9 P-51 to drool at for a while while I get some skills with other planes. I'd suggest a Aero bird as a first plane if you aren't sure if you want to stay in this. They are quite manoverable if the wind isn't really bad. You can fly them in the wind too