i would go with th 60 size then, for sheer cost reasons. i mean, if the fourty is a much better plane, go weith it, but you cant beat buying a hundred fourty dollar or so arf(i think there 140....maybe 160 im not shure)and having every thing else ready to for it. once you finish with it go back to the cub. I might be pointing you wrong, but im lookin at it from the $$ perspective. You gotta take my advice with a grain of salt...... most of my suggestions are my own common sense, not coming from XP. im shure someone like RCKen, or bubbagates(or the rest of the old hats at this) will pop up with a more edjucated opinion on the matter sooner rather than later. looks like tim has you covered for at least one good opinon

I understand the orientation issue. i got to fly for about five minutes today before i landed in frustration(and nearly lost the sucker in the sun). the sun got low, and at one point i didnt know wich end was up(got bad enough coming around for a landing, i was considering the option of intentionaly crashing it if i couldnt find it........it got RIGHT into te sun....but i found it). thats not an experience i would want to replicate. When i was training on the smaller faster plane i have, i found that BIG green or pink(NEON ultra tacky rice rocket looking stuff......made me want to lose my lunch green ) stripes on the underside of the wing helped ALOT. Im going to put some red striping on my newer one to help out in case i get in sun like that again(i wont put myself in that position intentionaly again......next time i will just fly on the other runway in a crosswind....)