just browsing through this i noticed that most people are recommending planes that might be too much to handle jumping up from a low wing trainer.
someone mentioned a modeltec magic extra,nice little plane to fly and not that hard,but will perform 3d with high rates.
i have 2 edges.a cm pro 72" with a 150 saito in it.a cheap model,flys great but,setting it up with motor and radio gear made it more expensive.
the other edge is a vmar 56" with a 0s91fs.the 91 with pull vertical at half throttle and it is very responsive.
bit these planes are great to fly but, i would not recommend them unless you have a fair bit of flight time in.