RE: Deciding on a new plane!
after my 4*60 i moved to a tower hobbies uproar .40 it was a blast to fly and will tolerate most any throws you want to program into it. i ran min at 120% and the roll rate was incredible. i think this would be a good choice for a good "throw around" plane. also my extra 300s is a blast to fly. however, scale planes (to me ) don't fly like the typical sport planes so you need to be on your toes and surface throws come into play a lot more, give 'em too much elevator and they'll snap on you in a second.
just two more for consideration.