ORIGINAL: desertpig
besides why worry about what everyone else has.... concentrate on pilot skills and when you get the bigger bird you will all the better...
If you put in the time and practice with your 28% plane---you can whoop the pants off the guys with the bigger planes. Not all of them. Some of them boys know how to wiggle the sticks pretty good. But, you'd be amazed at how much airplane a fat wallet can buy---and the guy can just barely land his trainer.
Burn as much fuel as possible. Get in 3 flights and do that 3 or 4 days a week.
Don't horse around and hover it or practice that rolling harrier. If you want to fly IMAC and you want to be a good ppilot---then practice the pattern and do it over and over and over.
FLY ONLY 1 PLANE!!! You're never gonna get good with ANY plane unless you fly it for many gallons of fuel. Don't take out the Edge and fly it this week-----and then switch to the Extra next week----then pull out the Yak for Saturday flying with the boys. Find a plane and stick with it. Fly it--burn fuel--practice the pattern.
Repeat if necessary.