As said before any of the three major radio brands will work just fine (and some not so major brands). The one thing I have noticed as being a member of four rc clubs. I found that each club has it's priority of radio brands. What I noticed is club A may be a big JR/Spektrum club and just about everyone there knows how to program a 9303, a dx7, etc., club B is a big Futaba club and most everyone can program all the Futaba radios.

With this said; you may consider what brand *most* people are flying at the club you are *most likely* to fly at. It can surely help when you get past the basics and need a little help with mixes, flight modes, etc.

I see guys at my main field zip through JR, somebody has a Futaba question and things slow way down. They get through it but it may take an hour when if more familar with the product it would have been 10 minutes or less. Just the opposite at one of my other fields.

Just me thinking out loud.... most importantly you must like your radio!

Plane; beng honest with yourself, if you caught on quickly and learned basic flight with not many problems and in a fairly short amount of time I would suggest going to a second plane. A four star, a Pulse, and any stick (stik) would be good and would certainly keep you entertained for several years. Again being honest; if you had some trouble catching on and never really got the hang of it, go to a high wing trainer as suggested above.

Welcome back! We all have an opinion

Steve