Highway,
All do respect to the above posts, the reasons I suggested the UCD 60 is because of undisputable aerodynamics. The above mentioned suggestions have thinner wings and more weight to wing area ratios, I didn't want to get all technical but apparently this needs to be described. The simple fact is that a heavy thin winged plane will be slippery and harder to fly. Anyone who has flown BOTH a UCD 60 and a stick knows this to be true.

The point about the lack of "safety net" is a little off the mark, when you transition to a new airframe you should ALWAYS get help in one way or another, in fact ALL pilots get training all the time. I'm sure you know that.

Finally, I would not offer you advise unless I knew it to be true. I have owned both and flown the crap out of both of them.