If you want something small, just remember that wind conditions play a big factor on flying, larger planes tend to not be effected by the wind so much. But yes, smaller is cheaper, even the airframes are cheaper, the motors (somewhat) the recievers if using crystals, and the fuel usage. There are tons of guys in the 1/2 A fourm willing to help, I'm one of them, if you haven't flown in a long time, get a cloud ranger kit, and throw that together, don't be scared, it falls together with a little wood glue, CA and epoxy. 2 rolls of cheap light covering and the whole plane could be built for around 65 bucks, then just transfer the stuff to the lil' extra by herr, it actually handles small fields and flys in winds, I madiened mine in 15 MPH winds with gusts to 25 MPH. Not too shabby.