It's not how fast or hard someone can throw the sticks around. Sure they are impressive moves, but its all about how you can take off and land. I've seen people who can slap the sticks around like the best of them and think they are expert pilots, but when it comes to landing and taking off they are lucky if their plane is in one piece when they are done.

To me the key to moving on is the basics. Flying a plane in the air is easy. Once it's up there and high enough there isn't much you can do wrong. Whats the difference between a trainer and a sport plane and a warbird? They all can fly around the same and can probably do mostly the same maneuvers, but a trainer floats in, sport planes a little faster, and warbirds are on the verge of a stall landing.
It's the landings when the plane is close to fellow flyers and you hit rudder the wrong way, or worse dont use it at all.

I am not trying to discourage you from moving on, just trying to enlighten you. If you can take off and land, yer ready to move on.