Have you been flying for a while and this is your first build or is it a first time for both?

If you are new to flying and building then forget the F-16 or other high performance airplane idea. They don't stuff first time student pilots in a full-scale F-16 for good reason and those same reasons apply to RC as well.

If you've never flown before then start by building a good trainer. If you do have some flying experience then look at a good intermediate kit like the Sig 4-Star, Goldberg Tiger, GP Rapture, etc.