RE: Best plane for a psuedo-beginner?
I've flown two of the PTS P-51's in different stages of "tune" and while ok they didn't fly nearly as well as my World/Airborne P-51. IMHO if I were in your shoes I would get a Kaos. They are on sale right now at Tower with free shipping. Great every day plane with a hot 46. One of my last students just started flying one and he likes it so well he's yelling at me cause I didn't make him get one before now.
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