Hello All,
I am looking to buy my first RC Plane soon and would like some help selecting between the following four models. Mainly, I want something that is easy to fly, hard to crash, and durable when it does crash. A small plane would also be good, as I would like to be able to pack it up and check it in when I fly (on a real plane). My intuition would be to go for the WattAge Cessna 180, except I am worried about how it will do in winds (I live in West Los Angeles and there is rarely a completely calm day). So I've got it down to these four, please give me some input, thanks in advance:

Watt Age Cessna 180 RTF Trainer
http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...article_id=318

PHASE3 J-3 Cub 370 Size Trainer RTF
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...47159?v=glance

ParkZone J-3 Cub RTF 3-Channel Electric Park Flyer
http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...article_id=387

Wattage Decathlon RTF
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHSK6

If that parkzone cub flies anything like their decathalon I wouldn't recommend it. The BEST first plane would be a bigger one, I'd recommend at least a .40 size trainer or up, mainly because they are so much easier to fly when they are big. But if you really need something compact, durable, and easy to fly, I'd say go with a Zagi!

Keep the throws low, and the thing will fly great. Plus you can run it straight into the ground and all it will do is bounce.