I have the advance and the 25 ultra stick cant say which one i like better , these i i went to after i had the T-28 and was getting bored with it, also had the mini ultra stick, all planes fly great and were a good choice to got to after the trainer T-28, so in MHO either one will be a good choice to get. have some one at the field get it trimmed out and ready for you to fly , do a few buddy box flights and you will be ready for either plane. the ultra stick is a faster build as you get the control flaps pre glued, i have my planes powere with 3 cell packs just to have all the same batteries.