If this is your first biplane, but if you have some experience and don't mind a little building, you might check out the two profile bipes from Ohio Model Products. I don't think a bipe is that much different than flying anything else, except for the drag issue as stated above. You just have to keep a little power on. Its kind of like flying a warbird or similar with a higher wing loading.

I have a Waco, Pitts, and a Sopwith Pup. I think my next biplane will be the OMP Boxxer. I have built a few other planes designed by Jeremy Chinn (mostly 1/2a stuff) and they have all been good solid flyers. I would expect the Boxxer to be the same.

Duke