Alright, I will listen to what has been said and go for a trainer. I was assuming just maybe it wouldn't be drastically hard. But with that reassurance of difficulty, I will not think about a pusher or DF.

I guess my first time flying sprung a false confidence in my ability.

I can get a deal on a few different trainers at the local hobby shop, so I will start with a .40-.46.

I do want to try and move right towards a DF or pusher though after the trainer. I'd like to maybe start the project right away with it or soon after. Does this seem too far out of reach once I have the trainer flight technique down? Really what I'm aiming for in the end isn't maximum agility, but rather simply minimal drag and maximum speed. I would like to transmit video from the cockpit hopefully sometime as well.