I don't know your skill level of flying or how much you flew the trainer to give you advice as to whether you can handle this plane. What you will notice different about this plane from you trainer is that things are going to happen a lot faster. It will roll about one time each second. The manual with this plane is not very good either. I have been building planes for about four years, so I had no trouble putting this model together. I don't think there are even suggested throws in the manual. Based on my past experiences I was able to use the TLAR THat looks about right and had very good luck with my throws.

For an aerobatic plane, this one lands very nice. Typically people that are going from a trainer to a low wing type, can be hard on landing gear, and that is probably the only weakness this plane has. The gear is built very light and will not take much of a hard landing at all.

What motor are you planning to use for this plane?

Have you considered a plane that is recommended as a first low wing? Some suggestions are: FOur Star from Sig, Goldberg Tiger, and Great Planes Super Sportster. I personally used the Super Sportster. If you can handle any of these planes, you would be better equipped to handle the extra.