I flew an ultra stick as my second plane. I also have the super sportster. I fly both regularly. The super sportster is a much faster plane than the stick. The ultra stick will land easier than my trainer did. My super sportster doesn't land nearly as easily as the ultra stick. The thing I like about the stick is that it will do pretty much anything the sportster will do except knife edge. I think the stick is a better plane. The sportster has a lethargic roll rate because of the tiny little ailerons even when maxed out with the throws. The ultra stick can roll as fast as you want it too and comes with the option of using flaps. The stick can be set up as a regular aileron plane if you want. The ultra stick is cheaper than the SS also. The ultra stick is 129.00 and is more capable than anything I've seen mentioned so far when set up with the "crow mode". I'm surprised no one mentioned it.

Edited: Oh yeah, and the 4* is just plain ugly.