I have been very happy with my Venture 60. I didn't fly my trainer as long as I probably should have (I augered it in not terribly long after soloing). I went with the V60 because it has a low wing loading. I didn't want every aspect of my plane to change when I got my second one. If you want, the V60 can easily be built with one less bay in each wing. This cuts the span from 72" to 66". But for me, just going from a high wing tricycle gear flat bottom trainer, to a low wing tail semi symmetric tail dragger was a big enough jump. The plane weighs 7.25 lb. I put a Tower Hobbies .61 in it with a 12x8 prop. It doesn't have unlimited vertical, but it does do nice large loops, and can fly all of the pattern maneuvers.

Just my 2 cents

Kerry