On the wing thickness topic, we also haven't taken into consideration that airfoil selection is anything but consistent from one manufacturer to the next. So one Cap 232 may be extremely snappy (prone to tip stall) challenging even experienced pilots to land it safely until they get used to its quirks, while another may have a thicker and more blunt airfoil that takes a lot of those tendencies away. And, of course, weight is a consideration as well. Actually it's wing loading, but when comparing planes of the same size weight is a good enough term. My portly Midwest Extra 300 with the Zenoah up front isn't as pilot friendly as the one CompArf makes that is probably 3 pounds lighter.
To contribute something substantive to the conversation though, I'm not fan of beginners going straight from trainers to aerobats. Even some of the more docile aerobats are still designed to spin and snap well, which means that it's at least possible to to tip stall them. That plus the neutral handling characteristics can get newer pilots in trouble quickly. I've been in the hobby long enough to watch a few guys get started and be successful and a few get in and quit just as quickly as they started. The latter group usually tries to progress too quickly. One I saw went from a trainer to a Cub to a 50cc Yak 54 in the space of about 2 months. He never successfully completed a flight in his Cub, and he tore the whole bottom out of his Yak on its third flight. He wasn't a good enough pilot yet to fly those planes and the inevitable result followed. Another went from a trainer to an Ultimate Biplane and took the Biplane home in a trash bag after a highly entertaining 3 minute flight during which he never truly had control of it. In both cases, experienced pilots did the maiden flights and made setup suggestions, so the planes were ok. If these guys had have been a little more patient and progressed to an Ugly Stick or a 4 Star, they would have probably done fine instead of being disappointed.