RE: Next plane / First plane
IMHO simulator practice is super helpful. I'd imagine you would do fine with the Advance, Handy King, a Stick or whatever.
At full 3D throws the King is super responsive, but on low rates it really isn't bad to fly. I'm not good enough to play close to the ground on high rates. It is more stable and I think easier to fly than the carbon z yak, for example.
By comparison aileron response in the Advance is pretty docile even at maximum throws.