RE: when am i ready for a cub?
I bought the 80" H9 Cub as my first plane. Almost finished building it. I have been practicing on the sim for about 3 months though. I think I am ready and not really worried that much about being able to control the plane. More worried about my craftsmanship!!
The H9 is very well-designed and not a problem at all to build. I would definitely buy another H9 without hesitating. The instructions were about as good as one could ask for. The GP is right there with the H9 as far I can tell from the forum.