ORIGINAL: mobyal
If you can find one, the ARF Goldberg Protoge is a great one! No support tho after Great Planes bought Goldberg out.
I train folks to fly and this is the plane that I use for the trainer. It is large and easy to work on, very sturdy, easy to see, easy to land, and very easy to fly. You can purchase it either as an arf or as a kit (I prefer the arf) from Tower at
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXRXH8&P=0 for $149 before any discount. I used an OS 61 FX and cruised at perhaps 1/3 throttle. I highly recommend this plane.
Howard