What comes after a Trainer?
My second plane was a H9 1/4 scale CAP. I will not say that I recommend that you go this route, but it is possible. It really depends on YOU. If you have the greatest of confidence in your abilities, then go for it. I trained myself to fly and then moved on aggressively. I am now getting ready to start on a 33% AW Edge 540T.
I know what "THE ELDERS" are saying about people taking time to move up and I agree with that, UNLESS YOU HAVE THE ABILITY not just the desire.
I have only been flying for about 2 years now. I don't allways listen to "those guys at the field." I know they have lots of good info, but they can also make you feel limited. One example is when I was still flying the trainer, which I fly from time to time, a guy at the field told me a trainer was not meant to fly inverted which I was doing.
Let me ask a simple question..... How else do you know when you are ready to move up to a more capable plane unless yo find out what you can do with what you have?
Good Luck,
Jeff