I am looking at purchasing a second plane - currently working with my NexSTAR trainer but will soon be "bored" with it. Folks at my flying field indicate that "some sort of Stik" would be a good introduction to an non-trainer plane. My trainer is a .46, but I would like to go to a .60 size bird due to my less than perfect eyesight.

I found a Great Planes Big Stik 60 ARF ($149) on Tower Hobbies. However, I am told that there are a number of different brands of "stik" style aircraft available. I need one that is well built and forgiving and am looking for recomendations.

What is the line on "second planes" for folks like us who are progressing beyond a trainer? Are there better planes than the "stik" series to fly intermediate aerobatics and learn more about flying?