My first plane was an Avistar, but it got boring after a while. For my second plane, I got a Pheonix Giles G-202. First I had a Tower 46 but it didn't do any vertical. Our club was raffeling off a K&B .65 and some military drone planes. I got the engine. The K&B has tons of power and will pull the Giles in any direction.

I had to set up some flaperons on my radio to slow it down for landings. It flies great and is very stable. Make sure you get a high torque servo or a 6V reciever to make it knife edge.
Chace