brainox,

First, welcome to RCUniverse.

Before making recommendations, I have a few things for you to consider. First, you say that you have experience with RC Cars. Are they electric or glow powered? You may want to stick to what you're used to. If your cars are batytery powered, you may want to go with electric airplanes - especially if you live in NYC where you might have to travel for hours to find a place to fly glow planes.