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I was wondering if there is any chance that one could get an Extra 300 as a second plane. I was thinking about the phoenix models ARF or the Great Planes kit. Is it under all circumstances an impossible step to accomplish or is it possible to go from mastering a trainer to an extra?
Any chance? yup, but you need to know that it is an airplane that is designed to be aerobatic. That means it will do snap rolls and stalled wing maneuvers easily. That means the elevator will stall the wing at the lower flying speeds, if not normal cruise speeds. Can you cure the airplane of that? Probably not to your satisfaction.
I wish I had a dollar for every time someone who had just bought a CAP, Edge, Extra, Giles, or Sukhoi wanted to cure them of their "tip stalling" behavior. They're designed to do what they do. And experienced flyers know how to deal with them. Learning to trim one and to fly it is a way to become an experienced flyer.
(You can adjust your CG and elevator throws and setup your dual rates around those throws to help with the flying part. But you still need to learn to fly them.)