ORIGINAL: tigerdude426
ORIGINAL: kacike
. . . or if I should upgrade to a 3d plane like the funtana s40, funtana x50 or even the funtana x100. I really enjoyed the Stick and had plenty of “trouble free” flying time on it until my terrible mistake that I would attribute to lack of concentration and over confidence.
. . . but right now I am not sure I am ready for an upgrade.
This is not meant to be cruel or harsh so please do not take it that way. It's just IMO (In My Opinion) and friendly advice or in other words - my 2-cents worth
First you state you 'misjudged' and have only been flying for 1 1/2 years, and you had 'lack of concentration and were over confident' in your abilities, and still 'relatively new' all in your own words. IMO you are not ready for 3D as you (and I certainly don't know this from any personal experiences) need loads of concentration for planes that fast and fancy. You also stated yourself that you are 'not sure you are ready for an upgrade', and if you are not sure yourself then it is not time for an upgrade yet. Wait until you are confident enough to KNOW you ARE ready for an upgrade.
But you certainly don't need to go back to the beginning stages either. There are some very good suggestions here to try either the Kaos or Twist, they are your best bet. Very aerobatic but yet not overly fast.
As I said, this is only my 2 cents worth.
First off 3D planes are not supposed to be fast. If you do fly them fast they will crash due to structuaral failure. They are built light to fly, er um well... dance lightly in the sky. A 3D plane is easy to operate under normal flight conditions so if it is taken slowly , ie. use low rates, You can easilly be successful with it. The Funtana series is great. I have the 40s and X 100 models. DO REINFORCE THE LANDING GEAR BLOCK. or pay the price of those pretty wheel pants poking holes in the underside of each wing half.