Is is the weight? Control surface throw? Longer tail moments? I'd like to know. I'm re-entering the sport after being out of it for years and I've got lots of questions. I have an old Contender 40 which I guess back in it's day was known as a pattern/fun fly plane. What I want now is a solid pattern/3d plane. A plane I could easily fly aerobatics with that isn't going to crush if I flop it in on a bad landing. some of these 3D planes are built a little too light for me. What's a good all around capable pattern plane that may also do some 3D stuff?

Mike