OK, as I stated in my first post here I am a noob. I have many, many (like MANY, I am hooked) flights with my ABC park flyer and have "mastered" it, even in too high winds, I have some full scale time (very little but I get it, you know) and am a recovering flight sim addict. Last week I got my first stick time on a gas trainer with a local club. My friend took his Sig trainer up high and gave it to me, no buddy box. I flew racetracks and figure 8s for a good long while.

Well the guys in this club say that I am very good for my time in the hobby and say that with more time on the trainer, up to a few solo circuits, I can just skip buying a trainer of my own and go straight to a U-Can-Do. They reccommend the .60 size.

Most of the guys in this club own one and they swear by them.

They say that with low throw rates and low engine speeds the U-Can-Do is as docile and slow-flyable as a trainer and should carry me through my beginner stage through intermediate and into some pretty advanced stuff all on one airframe.

My budget is very tight and I like the idea of one plane that can do it all so I am tempted. Another part of me sees this plane as pretty high end and I'm a bit intimidated by it.

So what say ye? Is the U-Can-Do mild enough when toned down for a newbie like myself or would I be biting off more than I can chew?

Thanks!