RE: Recommendation on good 2nd plane
BTE built Venture60 is almost Identical to the Sig 4 Star because it's built by the same designer, Mr. Thorpe. He has just corrected several small issues from the four star and made the Venture 60. Read about it here.
[link=http://www.btemodels.com/venture.html]http://www.btemodels.com/venture.html[/link]
This is what I am most likely looking at for plane #2