First of all, welcome to RCU. As MrStang pointed out, you will get lots of good information here.. and sometimes, some not so good information. You just have to wade through some of the junk and simply ask questions. There are no bad questions.. just questions that were not asked. You will not look stupid asking questions. Most of us will do what we can to help out. If questions arise, don't hesitate to ask a moderator for help. You will never get steered in the wrong direction from any of them.

Meanwhile.. there are so so many to choose from. One little plane that I 'discovered' at the WRAM show in Westchester NY was The Bug. This uses EPP Foam and is very durable in spite of it's appearance. And can be flown both as a foamie trainer and, with radical throws, will rival the best of the performers. And comes almost ready to fly (complete with motor, ESC, batteries, and servos.. you supply your own radio (RX/TX).

Again, don't be turned off by it's appearance. It is sort of wierd looking, but flys just great and is almost indestructable. (hey, nothing is indestructable... )

www.lightflite.com

Price is great for a complete system minus RX.

Just a suggestion but you will be surprized and, if you saw one in action, very impressed. In a demo flight at WRAM, the pilot nosed it to the ceiling and sort of stuck it there like a hover but nosed into the ceiling. Then he 'landed' it on the wall as though it was a vertical runway. Then, he intentionally cut the throttle from about 30 feet up and let it 'crash' to the concrete. He walked up to it, picked it up, throttled up and took off and continued flying. Not a scratch or a dent, or any damage at all. Impressive and a lot of fun to fly. Always seems to draw a crowd because it is so wierd looking. I was at a college soccer field one day flying mine, several people stopped and watched me. When I was finished, all they said was "VERY COOL!! Where can I get one of those? "

CGr.