There is two basic types of airplanes to get into the hobby with. You can either build one from a kit or get what is called an ARF (almost ready to fly). The Arf's have became very popular in the past few years and some are very good quality planes for the money with most of them being just over a $100.
If you are good with your hands there is nothing more rewarding than building from a kit. With a kit you get a box of wood that you glue into an airplane.

Below is some of the popular planes that fly well from both categories.

ARF
 

Kits
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