Here's my most loved first...
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=HBZ7100
It's the Super Cub by HobbyZone. It's very forgiving and it's great to fly. It'll do loops and hammer heads, though resist the urge to do rolls...it won't happen. I've even got mine to stay inverted for about 5 seconds. Great fun.