I think the Twist would be a great 2nd plane as it can be flown as slow or in some cases slower than most trainers and it floats oh so well. I find mine to penetrate crosswinds well. The only bad tendency it has is it tends to pitch down when rudder is used in either direction but with a computer radio that can be mixed out. Other than that it's a great plane that takes a fair amount of abuse in the air.

With a head wind you can literally land it right at your feet and roll out is about 5 feet or less. With the right prop takeoff's at full power can have it leaving the ground in about 5 or 10 feet.

I use an OS46AX with a 12.25X3.75 APC prop and vertical is great and the 12.25 diameter allows for great braking effect for landing or all out straight down diving.