There are more good choices than bad ones. Basicly you want a high wing trainer for your first plane. I started with a Lanier Explorer 40 ARF and I would not recomend that plane. It took a lot to get it to fly correctly and it was very frustrating. I finally soloed with a 4*60 after totaling out the trainer. Last year, a guy I know gave me a Sig KADET SENIORITA that had been badly bashed. I put it back to stock and have flown it a few times. It is almost a penility free plane. Very easy to fly.

There is one other plane, although not listed as a trainer, the Sig Rascal 40 ARF. It is a very pleasing plane to look at and it is also a great flyer. The big difference between it and the standard trainer is the landing gear. Most all trainers are tike gear where the Rascal is a tail drager. Depending on who you talk to, that makes it harder to handle on the ground, but in my opinion, it is the only way to go.

Last, make sure you get an instructor to teach you. The penitlies for a screw up are severe on a plane. A good instructor will make sure you have the skills to solo and give you good advise on setup and such. Most every club has a few instructors to train you right. Without an instructor, you first flight is usually only seconds long. Some pick up right away, we had one guy that soloed within two hours of his first flight. Then ther guys like me who took several months and a couple planes. Even the guy who soloed so quickly would not have lasted so long on his first flight. He is a retired Marine jet jocky so he has the basics in hand when he started. It was just getting use to not setting in the seat when flying that took him a bit to get the hang of. Each guy has their own learning curve. In any case, the curve will be steeper with a good instructor.

Don