Thanks to all for the plane suggestions and training advice. I am absorbing it all, (I think.)

I'm just idea searching regarding the "second plane" at this point. I don't suspect I'll even start another build till I've been soloing for a bit (well other than spares for the trainer). I should have expounded that I wanted my second plane to be capable of being an AP test-bed. It doesn't mean I would throw camera equipment on it as soon as the glue dries, but I want that future tinkering capability. Assuming it survives that long!

Another reason for the SPAD direction is that the club I am considering has a fair amount of spaders there and they have several instructors I still need to pay the field a visit and go to a club meeting. I've talked with several local flyers at the shops and two other clubs I ruled out, and I feel the SPAD is a fine route for me.

happypappy: Regarding my "stick" comment, I was referring to stick/rail type planes like the Balsa USA Stick 40. Though I guess I never thought about those aerobatic Big Boy or Ultra Stick as being a viable option. I suspect the giant Telemaster and Liftmeister would be a bit larger than I would want to take on at the second plane point. [X(]