Fellers,
The funtana is more of a slow flyer than anything. It will do some amazing stuff but won't put up with major wing loading. I blew the wing off the first one I had. As far as landing, it's a real ***** cat. In a light head wind "5-7 mph" I can just about do a vertical landing. It will stop mid air and let me bring it strait down. First plane I ever had that was light enough to do that. Such gental landings are wonderful. One thing to keep in mind is that if you do bring it in hot and rough you will tear the landing gear out. I tore mine out on take off on a grass field. Very little provacation and the gear will try and fall off.
The all wood yak is close in performance to the funtana but again a little fragile.
As far as the CMP is conserned.... tail heavy is normal. Snap happy is normal. Very little elevator and it's going belly up. However, as much as I dispise it, it will do the greatest flat snap I've ever seen. It will snap roll, knife edge and spin great but it's heavy, hard to fly well and lands like a pig. Very hard plane to learn on but it's super tough. All that fiberglass is good for something.
Sukhoi. Rad! Very very cool plane. With a 50 it will go vertical with major athority. But expensive. If you've got the money and feel comfortable with it... More power to ya. Personally, having flown the life out of a cmp..... I'd fly a desent plane first befor I messed with the Sukhoi. The wood yak or a funtana are good planes and will give you some good experance. Besides, if you stuff it your not out a ton of money. But that's your choice, if you can even keep that CMP in the air... your a pretty good pilot.