What about a stick? I have had the Hangar 9 Ultra Stick and the Thunder Tiger Tiger Stick. Stick planes are really great and I'll tell you why. You can set up a Stick to be a mild Sunday flier, or you can set it up so it will flat spin, snap roll, fly inverted, and do pretty much anything you want. It is a great transition plane and there are Stick planes out there from every company and it doesn't matter which one you get, they all perform the same and they all have a wide range of aerobatic ability.