I'm looking for a new plane to build. I've been out of airplanes for a few years and have been trying the helicopter thing for the past few months, but I just want something to throw around the sky without the stress of being on the sticks all the time like you are with a heli. Basically I'm here to get a few ideas/suggestions as far as what to go for.

Here's some of my background. First (nitro) kit I built was a Sig Four-Star 60 with an OS .61. I only got 5 flights on it because I was a newbie at that time and lost track of my altitude and the plane met a nice big rock (which cracked the engine among cracking many other things ). From what I did experience though, it was fun to fly. I really liked the slow, floating landings. Heck, there was one day with a decent breeze coming down the runway, I dropped the flaps and practically landed it flying backwards, talk about fun! Anyways. What I didn't like about it was the semi-symmetrical wing and dihedral, making inverted flight somewhat annoying, as well as the rudder-elevator coupling and general rudder behaviors (knife edge, etc).

The second plane, and one I flew the most, was a CG Tiger 2 with a HB .61 on the nose. A bit more aerobatic than the 4*, but with the HB up front and the couple ounces of lead I had to add to the tail, the thing came in hot on landings, which scared the crap out of me each time I landed [].

Basically I'm looking for a mix of the two, which I know is having your cake and eating it too. Planes that I have looked at are the Sig Somethin' Extra, GP Ultra Sport 40+, a smaller version of an Extra 300, like the GP Extra 300S .40, or something similar. I would like something in which I can put a slightly larger engine, just to have the extra power as a "in case stuff happens" and also given that I'm at a higher altitude, approximately 5000'. I've often thought that I would like the build the 4* again, but I really hesitate because of its negative attributes, but the kit was just a dream to build.

I would really appreciate people's advice, whether it's about one of the planes that I mentioned or something completely different. Thanks!