ORIGINAL: PilgrimChimp
Just my 2c but it seems to me you may have moved on from the Avistar a little too quickly. Yes you soloed but by moving on quickly after that to the 4* you may not have given youself enough time to become truly comfortable with your new skills. By moving to the 4* quickly your now trying to learn to fly a more manouverable plane while at the same time get to a level where you are comfortable pulling the aerobatic manouevers which will make the learning curve longer. Don't be disheartened though, this is not a race! why not spend another month with the Avistar which you are familiar with, learn the basic aerobatic stuff until you're really comfortable then go back to the 4*. That way your fingers will have learned how to do what you want to do, you just need to adjust to the 4*. Save your money on buying another plane, what you have are two excellent planes and with time you will learn to fly both with ease.
I concur.. We have a lot of newly soloed pilots at my field but none of them can land worth a SH__... Of course they all have 3 planes now but they forgot about practicing the basics.. I watch them and their hands shake when they fly.. Don't worry about anyone elses skills but your own.. Don't fall in love with a plane unless you can afford to replace it.. haha I have found that I have to push myself to try new maneuvers and I have beeen flying for years.. If you are comfortable with the 4 star then let her rip.. Just be safe and practical.. If you are not having fun then you need to change your flying style or aircraft....