I too am new to flying, and YES, I'm crashing a lot too. I started with the Firebird Freedom and love it for it's durability. Its lived through 12-15 full speed nose dive crashes into the ground. A few replacement wings and it's back in the air.

However, my one complaint is that it seems too fast. I started backing off the throttle once up in the air and that's help out a lot. Try that.

I would be afraid to get into a Cub or other "cool" plane until I can regularly fly without crashing - and that is coming soon.

A lot of seasoned pilots give good recommendations, but maybe they forget that us NEWBIES are going to crash and potentially demolish these things.