RE: Nexstar first flight.
Do take the leading edge devices and the flaps off the NextStar before getting a second plane. A Cessna or something simular will likely fly in a way that isn't all that different from the trainer with out the gadgets, but it will be a little harder to fly, land a bit faster, and so on. So takeing the gadets off the NextStar would be a good half-step towards a Cessna.