I would suggest the Hobbyzone Supercub for your first plane. The nexstar is a very nice plane, but I would not suggest it for your first. The reason being is that the nexstar is a wood plane which will not take a crash well at all, and parts will be much more expensive for it than the supercub. Since the supercub is an all foam plane it is much more forgiving when it comes to crashes. The great thing about foam planes is that when you do crash and break it, you can glue it back... The supercub is a great flying airplane and makes for the perfect first plane in my opinion. Thats what I learned to fly on and I still fly it occasionally even though I am now into much larger glow powered models. Start with that and once you get real good with it then move onto a larger wood plane. Happy flying!!!