thanks for the advice all, I just thought trying to find a low wing trainer would be a good idea as my main plane will be the spit, and charecteristics would be similar, but high wing it is. a friend of mine suggested a zagi, butnot sure if it would fly the same as a normal plane. As for a club the only local one to me has just stopped so the nearest is about 50 miles out. not worried about the build as I have plenty of experience building varios models, taking my time and double checking ewverything, at the moment the wife thinks the spit is to hang from the ceiling of my young sons bedroom