I'll second the HobbyZone Super Cub !!!!!!
Hi there opjose a beginners thread without you critisising the Super Cub just wouldn't be the same !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yawn !!!!!!
Jamie,
Think you need to decide which route you're going 1st, whether you're going to join a club and get an instructor which is the best way to go or are you going to be self taught in a local park / field as in my opinion different planes are best suited for different situations.