hey Pilots12,

Sry to hear about you losing your NexStar, sounds like a great plane though. As for a new plane id probably stick with a high wing one for now and then maybe down the road look at the Voyager or other planes like that/mid-wing planes, if you feel your flying experience is at the point were u want to upgrade though, then you could do that as well. I have the realflight simulator G3 and have flown the NexStar on there and its definetley a great plane. I first learned on an electric sailplane which probably wasnt the best route but it got me there haha , i then bought the Avistar and had a .40 O.S. LA engine in it and it flys great and can do reasonable aerobatics, it flys straight and tracks well, and takeoffs are pretty layed back, as are the landings it floats in very nicely. the color scheme on it looks good in the air to and u can rly tell the top of the wing from the bottom which helps alot.
personally i think having a good solid stable trainer with some aerobatic abilities would be your best route. i know for me every flying season after winter i take the trainer out for a few days/week or so to get myself back into the groove of things that way i wont crash the other planes . if you have any other questions about the Avistar or anything else let me know i'll help as much as i can. good luck!!

here is a picture of my Avistar......ignore the Spitfire dont buy that yet .