Although I haven't flown the Phoenix CAP I have flown other CAPs and they are NOT a second airplane! They are a a bit snappy and need to land with good speed on if you want it to survive the landing. It is a high performance, aerobatic airplane and NOT for beginners, which, like it or not you still are. I strongly recommend you get a SIG 4STAR, a Great Planes U CAN DO, or some other relatively tame low wing, tail dragger. You can learn the characteristics of low winged aircarft as well as those of a tail dragger. I personally recommend the U CAN DO as it flies slow, will introduce you to 3D, and has gentle flight characteristics.

Regards,
doubledee