This is a fuzz off topic, but I really feel that I am missing out on some flying technique by going straight to the UCANDO. Like for instance

1) Gaining real taildragger experience. With the UCANDO you can just "Goose and Go" it takes off in about 5 feet with a Saito 72.

2) Higher speed flying

3) A true stall that ends up in a spin requiring some sort of recovery technique. (With the UCANDO it stalls, drops the nose and flies again and it will porpoise like that all the way to the ground)

So, I haven't aquired all of the requisite skill sets to be a good pilot with the UCANDO. But I get to fool around with hovering, knife edge and harriers. So it is definately a tradeoff.

What I don't like about primary trainers is that they aren't good for much else. So after the first month, espcially with previous glider experience, your ready for something else. So at least get a trainer with a .46 or similar and use all the radio gear in your next plane.

Try hard to find someone with a trainer plane who wants to sell it, get it cheap and then sell it a month later to get your $$ back.