I didn't know crap about building, but picked up a Tower 40 trainer ARF and put that together. It had easy to follow instructions, and when I was done, the instructor took a close look at it, made a few observations, then put it up in the air. It flew just fine, and I started to learn to fly with that plane.

If you start out slowly, and read the directions, part A goes here, apply a little CA then move to part B.. well, not quite that way, but it seemed that. After a while, you almost take the things for granted, ARF's that is.

Kit building is fine too. You can easily go from the basic to somewhat complex in a few quick steps. I would start out with an ARF to get the idea of how they are constructed, then, if you want, move into a kit and put that together. You will find that it isn't all that difficult, and in fact, you can attach some ownership and pride for the finished product.

Best of luck.

CGr